About Kothankulam Village

Kothankulam is a large village in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,898, made up of 2,438 males and 2,460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626154, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Rajapalayam
Pincode	626154
Area (hectares)	638.83 hectares
Population	4,898
Male Population	2,438
Female Population	2,460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kothankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kothankulam is the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 638.83 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kothankulam

Kothankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kothankulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kothankulam from other places

Kothankulam lies about 40 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 5.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Kothankulam
Nearest railway station	Rajapalaiyam	5.3 km
Nearest town	Srivilliputhur	5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapalayam	6.0 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	40 km

Villages closest to Kothankulam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Rajapalayam tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Kothankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothankulam village had a population of 4,898. That makes it the 12th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Kothankulam village has 2,438 males and 2,460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothankulam has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kothankulam is 626154. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothankulam covers 638.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kothankulam falls under Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothankulam is Rajapalaiyam, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kothankulam.

Kothankulam is about 40 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothankulam is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Rajapalaiyam is about 5.3 km away. Srivilliputhur is about 5.7 km away. Rajapalayam is about 6.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.