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About Kattagaram Village

Kattagaram is one of the larger villages in Pochampalli tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,377, made up of 4,253 males and 4,124 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1630.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattagaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattagaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Pochampalli
Pincode 635206
Area (hectares) 1630.44 hectares
Population 8,377
Male Population 4,253
Female Population 4,124
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattagaram compares

By the 2011 count Kattagaram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,419 residents. Its 1630.44 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

Getting to Kattagaram

Kattagaram is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kattagaram as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kattagaram from other places

Kattagaram lies about 16 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kunnattur, about 21 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 Kattagaram
Tehsil headquarters Pochampalli 10 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 16 km
Nearest railway station Kunnattur 21 km

Villages closest to Kattagaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattagaram village had a population of 8,377. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,419 residents.

Kattagaram village has 4,253 males and 4,124 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattagaram has about 970 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 951.

The pincode recorded for Kattagaram is 635206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattagaram covers 1630.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kattagaram falls under Pochampalli tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattagaram is Kunnattur, about 21 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kattagaram.

Kattagaram is about 16 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattagaram is in Pochampalli tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Pochampalli is about 10 km away. Krishnagiri is about 16 km away. Kunnattur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mahadevagollahalli (3.4 km), Veppalampatti (5.0 km) and Kadappasandampatti (5.4 km).

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

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