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About Kohur Village

Kohur is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,727, made up of 893 males and 834 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 934 females per 1000 males. The village covers 440.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kohur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kohur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 610104
Area (hectares) 440.74 hectares
Population 1,727
Male Population 893
Female Population 834
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 934
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kohur compares

By the 2011 count Kohur is the 22nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 440.74 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kohur

Kohur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kohur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kohur from other places

Kohur lies about 9.3 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kizhvelur, about 5.7 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 Kohur
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 4.6 km
Nearest railway station Kizhvelur 5.7 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 9.3 km

Villages closest to Kohur

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 Kohur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kohur village had a population of 1,727. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Kohur village has 893 males and 834 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kohur has about 934 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kohur is 610104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kohur covers 440.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kohur is Kizhvelur, about 5.7 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kohur.

Kohur is about 9.3 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kohur is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kilvelur is about 4.6 km away. Kizhvelur is about 5.7 km away. Nagapattinam 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 Anaimangalam (1.6 km), Vadagarai (1.7 km) and Thirukkanangudi Agaram (2.4 km).

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

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