Kottakulam

Coordinates: 8°57′58″N 77°16′22″E / 8.966111°N 77.272778°E / 8.966111; 77.272778
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Kottakulam
sumaithirnthapuram
Village
Nickname: 
James Maria
Kottakulam is located in Tamil Nadu
Kottakulam
Kottakulam
Location in Tamil Nadu, India
Coordinates: 8°57′58″N 77°16′22″E / 8.966111°N 77.272778°E / 8.966111; 77.272778
Country India
StateTamil Nadu
DistrictTenkasi
Population
 (2001)[1]
 • Total3,600
Languages
 • OfficialTamil
Time zoneUTC+5:30 (IST)

Kottakulam is a panchayat town in Tirunelveli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kottakulam is aka Sumaitheernthapuram.

Geography[edit]

Kottakulam is located at 8°57′58″N 77°16′22″E / 8.966111°N 77.272778°E / 8.966111; 77.272778.[2] It is located next to Ilanji. It is under by vallam VAO office and Shenkottah Taluk. It is located 4 km away from the main town Tenkasi and also 3 km from the most beautiful Coutrallam falls. Kollam to Madurai National Highway 208 travels across this village.[3] It is also bounded by two lake, West Kottakulam lake (Tamil : மேலக்குளம்) and East Kottakulam Lake and Kundar (Tamil : கீழக்குளம்), and by a river, Kundaru (Tamil : குண்டாறு) (Vadakkaru).

Demographics[edit]

As of 2001 India census,[1] Kottakulam had a population of 3600. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%.

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "Table - 3 : Population, population in the age group 0-6 and literates by sex - Cities/Towns (in alphabetic order): 2001". Census of India. 2001. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 21 October 2018.
  2. ^ "Kottakulam".
  3. ^ "Google Maps".