About Kosur Village

Kosur is one of the larger villages in Kadavur tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,638, made up of 3,819 males and 3,819 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1915.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kosur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kosur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Karur
Tehsil	Kadavur
Pincode	621313
Area (hectares)	1915.47 hectares
Population	7,638
Male Population	3,819
Female Population	3,819
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,000
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kosur compares

By the 2011 count Kosur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents. Its 1915.47 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 1006.

Getting to Kosur

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

Kosur lies about 35 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Manaparai, about 18 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 Kosur
Nearest railway station	Manaparai	18 km
Nearest town	Manapparai	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kadavur	22 km
District headquarters	Karur	35 km

Villages closest to Kosur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kosur village had a population of 7,638. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,993 residents.

Kosur village has 3,819 males and 3,819 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kosur has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1006.

The pincode recorded for Kosur is 621313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kosur covers 1915.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kosur falls under Kadavur tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kosur is Manaparai, about 18 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 Kosur.

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

Kosur is in Kadavur tehsil of Karur district. Manaparai is about 18 km away. Manapparai is about 19 km away. Kadavur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.