About Koovathur Village

Koovathur is a large village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,534, made up of 2,272 males and 2,262 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 611.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koovathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koovathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Cheyyur
Pincode	603305
Area (hectares)	611.75 hectares
Population	4,534
Male Population	2,272
Female Population	2,262
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	996
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 40 km distance

How Koovathur compares

By the 2011 count Koovathur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 611.75 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Koovathur

Koovathur 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 Koovathur 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 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koovathur from other places

Koovathur lies about 62 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Karunguzhi, about 23 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 Koovathur
Nearest town	Pudupattanam	8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters	Cheyyur	16 km
Nearest railway station	Karunguzhi	23 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	62 km

Villages closest to Koovathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koovathur village had a population of 4,534. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Koovathur village has 2,272 males and 2,262 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koovathur has about 996 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Koovathur is 603305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koovathur covers 611.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koovathur falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koovathur is Karunguzhi, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Koovathur.

Koovathur is about 62 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koovathur is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Pudupattanam is about 8.4 km away. Cheyyur is about 16 km away. Karunguzhi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.