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About Kattathur Village

Kattathur is a large village in Udayarpalayam tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,113, made up of 1,071 males and 1,042 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 973 females per 1000 males. The village covers 701.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ariyalur
Tehsil Udayarpalayam
Pincode 621803
Area (hectares) 701.38 hectares
Population 2,113
Male Population 1,071
Female Population 1,042
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 973
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattathur compares

By the 2011 count Kattathur is the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents. Its 701.38 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kattathur

Kattathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kattathur 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 Kattathur from other places

Kattathur lies about 35 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Mathur, 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 Kattathur
Nearest town Jayamkondacholapuram 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Udayarpalayam 14 km
Nearest railway station Mathur 15 km
District headquarters Ariyalur 35 km

Villages closest to Kattathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattathur village had a population of 2,113. That makes it the 61st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,569 residents.

Kattathur village has 1,071 males and 1,042 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattathur has about 973 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kattathur is 621803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattathur covers 701.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kattathur falls under Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattathur is Mathur, 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kattathur.

Kattathur is about 35 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattathur is in Udayarpalayam tehsil of Ariyalur district. Jayamkondacholapuram is about 10 km away. Udayarpalayam is about 14 km away. Mathur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koovathur (3.0 km), Koovathur Rf (3.0 km) and Ayyur (3.8 km).

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

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