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About Kathalur Village

Kathalur is a mid sized village in Iluppur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,546, made up of 760 males and 786 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 828.34 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621316, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kathalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kathalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Iluppur
Pincode 621316
Area (hectares) 828.34 hectares
Population 1,546
Male Population 760
Female Population 786
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kathalur compares

By the 2011 count Kathalur is the 54th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents. Its 828.34 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kathalur

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

Kathalur lies about 36 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Kolatur, about 10 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 Kathalur
Nearest railway station Kolatur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Iluppur 14 km
Nearest town Tiruchirappalli 21 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 36 km

Villages closest to Kathalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kathalur village had a population of 1,546. That makes it the 54th largest of the 85 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,183 residents.

Kathalur village has 760 males and 786 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kathalur has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kathalur is 621316. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kathalur covers 828.34 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kathalur falls under Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kathalur is Kolatur, about 10 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kathalur.

Kathalur is about 36 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kathalur is in Iluppur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Kolatur is about 10 km away. Iluppur is about 14 km away. Tiruchirappalli is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kumarapatti (2.4 km), Melapachchakudi (2.5 km) and Akkalayakkanpatti (3.0 km).

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

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