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About Kolaram Village

Kolaram is a large village in Paramathi Velur tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,690, made up of 1,291 males and 1,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1198.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Paramathi Velur
Pincode 637201
Area (hectares) 1198.47 hectares
Population 2,690
Male Population 1,291
Female Population 1,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,084
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolaram compares

By the 2011 count Kolaram is the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents. Its 1198.47 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kolaram

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

Kolaram lies about 22 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Pasur, about 14 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 Kolaram
Tehsil headquarters Paramathi Velur 10 km
Nearest railway station Pasur 14 km
District headquarters Namakkal 22 km

Villages closest to Kolaram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paramathi Velur 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 Kolaram

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolaram village had a population of 2,690. That makes it the 18th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents.

Kolaram village has 1,291 males and 1,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolaram has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kolaram is 637201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolaram covers 1198.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolaram falls under Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolaram is Pasur, about 14 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 Kolaram.

Kolaram is about 22 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolaram is in Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district. Paramathi Velur is about 10 km away. Pasur is about 14 km away. Namakkal is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ramadevam (3.2 km), Maniyanur (3.3 km) and Kodur (4.3 km).

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

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