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About Koothur Village

Koothur is a large village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,877, made up of 1,400 males and 1,477 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koothur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611105
Area (hectares) 261.37 hectares
Population 2,877
Male Population 1,400
Female Population 1,477
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Koothur compares

By the 2011 count Koothur is the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 261.37 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Koothur

Koothur 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 Koothur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koothur from other places

Koothur lies about 14 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuthur, about under 2 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 Koothur
Nearest railway station Kuthur under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 2.9 km
Nearest town Thiruvarur 9.3 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 14 km

Villages closest to Koothur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koothur village had a population of 2,877. That makes it the 9th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Koothur village has 1,400 males and 1,477 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koothur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Koothur is 611105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koothur covers 261.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Koothur falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koothur is Kuthur, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Koothur.

Koothur is about 14 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koothur is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuthur is about under 2 km away. Kilvelur is about 2.9 km away. Thiruvarur is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurukkathi (under 2 km), Serunallur (1.8 km) and Radhamangalam (2.0 km).

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

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