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About Kattankulam Village

Kattankulam is a mid sized village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 514 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 485.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631606, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Uthiramerur
Pincode 631606
Area (hectares) 485.37 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 514
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 15 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 30 km distance

How Kattankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kattankulam is the 44th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 485.37 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kattankulam

Kattankulam 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 Kattankulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 15 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kattankulam from other places

Kattankulam lies about 20 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Palayasivaram, about 10 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 Kattankulam
Nearest railway station Palayasivaram 10 km
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthiramerur 20 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 20 km

Villages closest to Kattankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattankulam village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 44th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Kattankulam village has 514 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattankulam has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kattankulam is 631606. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattankulam covers 485.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kattankulam falls under Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattankulam is Palayasivaram, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 15 km distance for Kattankulam.

Kattankulam is about 20 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattankulam is in Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Palayasivaram is about 10 km away. Uttiramerūr is about 12 km away. Uthiramerur 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 Nariambakkam (1.5 km), Malayankulam (1.7 km) and Sirumailur (2.3 km).

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

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