About Kolathur Village

Kolathur is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,774, made up of 913 males and 861 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 943 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1168.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 600127, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	600127
Area (hectares)	1168.86 hectares
Population	1,774
Male Population	913
Female Population	861
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	943
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 20 km distance

How Kolathur compares

By the 2011 count Kolathur is the 48th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 1168.86 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kolathur

Kolathur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolathur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolathur from other places

Kolathur lies about 34 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Vandalur, about 11 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 Kolathur
Nearest town	Srīperumbūdūr	6.5 km
Nearest railway station	Vandalur	11 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	28 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	34 km

Villages closest to Kolathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolathur village had a population of 1,774. That makes it the 48th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kolathur village has 913 males and 861 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolathur has about 943 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kolathur is 600127. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolathur covers 1168.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolathur falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolathur is Vandalur, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Kolathur.

Kolathur is about 34 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolathur is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Srīperumbūdūr is about 6.5 km away. Vandalur is about 11 km away. Chengalpattu is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.