| Kottivakkam | |
| Settlement Type: | Neighbourhood |
| Pushpin Map: | India Chennai#Tamil Nadu#India |
| Coordinates: | 12.97°N 80.258°W |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Name: | India |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Name1: | Tamil Nadu |
| Subdivision Type2: | District |
| Subdivision Name2: | Chennai |
| Subdivision Type3: | Taluk |
| Subdivision Name3: | Sholinganallur |
| Subdivision Type4: | Metro |
| Subdivision Name4: | Chennai |
| Unit Pref: | Metric |
| Population Total: | 13914 |
| Population As Of: | 2001 |
| Population Density Km2: | auto |
| Demographics Type1: | Languages |
| Demographics1 Title1: | Official |
| Demographics1 Info1: | Tamil |
| Timezone1: | IST |
| Utc Offset1: | +5:30 |
| Postal Code Type: | PIN |
| Postal Code: | 600 041 |
| Area Code Type: | Telephone code |
| Area Code: | 91-44 |
| Registration Plate: | TN-07 |
Kottivakam is a locality in the south of Chennai in Chennai district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. Kottivakkam is included with the Chennai Corporation.
India census, Kottivakkam had a population of 20,217. Males constitute 10,222 of the population and females 9,995. India census Kottivakkam has an average literacy rate of 71%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 78%, and female literacy is 64%. In Kottivakkam, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.
This suburb (near Chennai) extends from the Bay of Bengal (ECR) to Rajiv Gandhi Salai, the IT corridor of the city, thus enjoying a boom in real estate prices.
Kottivakkam has two prominent schools "Nellai Nadar Matric Hr Sec School" and Manthan Vidyashram which is a recent addition
Prominent residents include several IAS officers, judges, and film actors and actresses.