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About Kattanur Village

Kattanur is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,149, made up of 542 males and 607 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 856.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 630710
Area (hectares) 856.84 hectares
Population 1,149
Male Population 542
Female Population 607
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,120
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattanur compares

By the 2011 count Kattanur is the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 856.84 hectares work out to about 1.3 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 1049.

Getting to Kattanur

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

Kattanur lies about 29 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Panangudi, about 23 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 Kattanur
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 19 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 19 km
Nearest railway station Panangudi 23 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 29 km

Villages closest to Kattanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattanur village had a population of 1,149. That makes it the 36th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Kattanur village has 542 males and 607 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattanur has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Kattanur is 630710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattanur covers 856.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kattanur falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattanur is Panangudi, about 23 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 km distance for Kattanur.

Kattanur is about 29 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattanur is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 19 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 19 km away. Panangudi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathanur (4.3 km), Akkavayal (6.8 km) and Kalangathankottai (9.9 km).

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

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