About Kottaiyur Village

Kottaiyur is one of the larger villages in Srivilliputhur tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,393, made up of 3,203 males and 3,190 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1351.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kottaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kottaiyur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Srivilliputhur
Pincode	626149
Area (hectares)	1351.54 hectares
Population	6,393
Male Population	3,203
Female Population	3,190
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kottaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kottaiyur is the 5th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,114 residents. Its 1351.54 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kottaiyur

Kottaiyur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kottaiyur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kottaiyur from other places

Kottaiyur lies about 33 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 18 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 Kottaiyur
Tehsil headquarters	Srivilliputhur	17 km
Nearest railway station	Srivilliputtur	18 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	33 km

Villages closest to Kottaiyur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Srivilliputhur 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 Kottaiyur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kottaiyur village had a population of 6,393. That makes it the 5th largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,114 residents.

Kottaiyur village has 3,203 males and 3,190 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kottaiyur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kottaiyur is 626149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kottaiyur covers 1351.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kottaiyur falls under Srivilliputhur tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kottaiyur is Srivilliputtur, about 18 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kottaiyur is about 33 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kottaiyur is in Srivilliputhur tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputhur is about 17 km away. Srivilliputtur is about 18 km away. Virudhunagar is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.