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About Koluvur Village

Koluvur is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 812, made up of 405 males and 407 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623705, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koluvur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koluvur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623705
Area (hectares) 556.27 hectares
Population 812
Male Population 405
Female Population 407
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koluvur compares

By the 2011 count Koluvur is the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 556.27 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Koluvur

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

Koluvur lies about 18 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, 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 Koluvur
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 18 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 18 km

Villages closest to Koluvur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koluvur village had a population of 812. That makes it the 71st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Koluvur village has 405 males and 407 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koluvur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Koluvur is 623705. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koluvur covers 556.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koluvur falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koluvur is Sattirakkudi, 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 5 - 10 km distance for Koluvur.

Koluvur is about 18 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koluvur is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 14 km away. Paramakudi is about 18 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandappanendal (under 2 km), Periyanendal (2.1 km) and Kottakudi (2.5 km).

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

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