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About Kattanur Village

Kattanur is a mid sized village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 675, made up of 336 males and 339 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 81.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 635304
Area (hectares) 81.89 hectares
Population 675
Male Population 336
Female Population 339
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kattanur compares

By the 2011 count Kattanur is the 105th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 81.89 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kattanur

Kattanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kattanur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kattanur from other places

Kattanur lies about 27 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Palakkodu, about 9.7 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 Kattanur
Nearest railway station Palakkodu 9.7 km
Nearest town Pālakkodu 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthangarai 27 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 27 km

Villages closest to Kattanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattanur village had a population of 675. That makes it the 105th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Kattanur village has 336 males and 339 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattanur has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kattanur is 635304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattanur covers 81.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kattanur falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattanur is Palakkodu, about 9.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kattanur is about 27 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattanur is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Palakkodu is about 9.7 km away. Pālakkodu is about 10 km away. Uthangarai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Muthampatti (2.4 km), Palaiakottai (7.2 km) and Kolinaickanpatti (8.9 km).

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

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