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About Kalathur Village

Kalathur is a mid sized village in Varadaiahpalem tehsil, in the district of Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 626 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 911 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 517643, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalathur village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Chittoor
Tehsil Varadaiahpalem
Pincode 517643
Area (hectares) 911 hectares
Population 1,275
Male Population 626
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalathur compares

By the 2011 count Kalathur is the 14th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents. Its 911 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

Getting to Kalathur

Kalathur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kalathur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalathur from other places

Kalathur lies about 99 km from Chittoor, and the nearest railway station is Sri Kalahasti, about 15 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 Kalathur
Nearest town Srikalahasti 13 km
Nearest railway station Sri Kalahasti 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Varadaiahpalem 20 km
District headquarters Chittoor 99 km

Villages closest to Kalathur

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

Common questions about Kalathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalathur village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 14th largest of the 29 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,554 residents.

Kalathur village has 626 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalathur has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kalathur is 517643. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalathur covers 911 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalathur falls under Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kalathur is Sri Kalahasti, about 15 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kalathur.

Kalathur is about 99 km from Chittoor in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalathur is in Varadaiahpalem tehsil of Chittoor district. Srikalahasti is about 13 km away. Sri Kalahasti is about 15 km away. Varadaiahpalem is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ayyavaripalem (13 km), Santhavellore (14 km) and Kuvvakolli (14 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Kalathur today is likely to be higher.

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