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About Kulathur Village

Kulathur is a mid sized village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,380, made up of 709 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 946 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623530, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623530
Area (hectares) 607.45 hectares
Population 1,380
Male Population 709
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 946
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulathur compares

By the 2011 count Kulathur is the 51st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 607.45 hectares work out to about 2.3 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 992.

Getting to Kulathur

Kulathur is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Kulathur as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 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 Kulathur from other places

Kulathur lies about 35 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 22 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 Kulathur
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 22 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 35 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 35 km

Villages closest to Kulathur

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 Kulathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulathur village had a population of 1,380. That makes it the 51st largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Kulathur village has 709 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulathur has about 946 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kulathur is 623530. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulathur covers 607.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kulathur is Sattirakkudi, about 22 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kulathur.

Kulathur is about 35 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulathur is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Sattirakkudi is about 22 km away. Paramagudi is about 24 km away. Paramakudi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are A Panaiyur (8.7 km), Mosukkudi (9.3 km) and Pambur (15 km).

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

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