About Kothanur Village

Kothanur is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,263, made up of 652 males and 611 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 937 females per 1000 males. The village covers 546.51 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Virudhachalam
Pincode	606204
Area (hectares)	546.51 hectares
Population	1,263
Male Population	652
Female Population	611
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	937
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothanur compares

By the 2011 count Kothanur is the 112th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 546.51 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kothanur

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

Kothanur lies about 69 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Mukhasa Parur, about 7.7 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 Kothanur
Nearest railway station	Mukhasa Parur	7.7 km
Nearest town	Tittagudi	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Virudhachalam	16 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	69 km

Villages closest to Kothanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothanur village had a population of 1,263. That makes it the 112th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kothanur village has 652 males and 611 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothanur has about 937 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kothanur is 606204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothanur covers 546.51 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothanur falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothanur is Mukhasa Parur, about 7.7 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kothanur.

Kothanur is about 69 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothanur is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Mukhasa Parur is about 7.7 km away. Tittagudi is about 15 km away. Virudhachalam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.