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About Kolathur Village

Kolathur is a mid sized village in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 682, made up of 330 males and 352 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 986.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Perambalur
Tehsil Kunnam
Pincode 621106
Area (hectares) 986.83 hectares
Population 682
Male Population 330
Female Population 352
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,067
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolathur compares

By the 2011 count Kolathur is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 986.83 hectares work out to about 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kolathur

Kolathur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kolathur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 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 Kolathur from other places

Kolathur lies about 128 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, 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 Kolathur
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 9.7 km
Nearest town Gingee 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kunnam 22 km
District headquarters Perambalur 128 km

Villages closest to Kolathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolathur village had a population of 682. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Kolathur village has 330 males and 352 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolathur has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kolathur is 621106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolathur covers 986.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kolathur falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolathur is Nedimolyanur, about 9.7 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 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kolathur.

Kolathur is about 128 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolathur is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Nedimolyanur is about 9.7 km away. Gingee is about 12 km away. Kunnam 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 Gudalur (6.9 km), Nattaramangalam (7.1 km) and Perali (10 km).

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

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