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About Katchathanallur Village

Katchathanallur is a large village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,349, made up of 1,174 males and 1,175 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1055.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katchathanallur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katchathanallur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Ilayangudi
Pincode 623707
Area (hectares) 1055.58 hectares
Population 2,349
Male Population 1,174
Female Population 1,175
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Katchathanallur compares

By the 2011 count Katchathanallur is the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 1055.58 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Katchathanallur

Katchathanallur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Katchathanallur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katchathanallur from other places

Katchathanallur lies about 38 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, 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 Katchathanallur
Tehsil headquarters Ilayangudi 16 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 16 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 23 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 38 km

Villages closest to Katchathanallur

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 Katchathanallur

As per the Census of India 2011, Katchathanallur village had a population of 2,349. That makes it the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Katchathanallur village has 1,174 males and 1,175 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katchathanallur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Katchathanallur is 623707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katchathanallur covers 1055.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Katchathanallur is Paramakkudi, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Katchathanallur.

Katchathanallur is about 38 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katchathanallur is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Ilayangudi is about 16 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 16 km away. Paramakkudi 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 Alavidangan (2.3 km), Virayathakandan (3.8 km) and Akkavayal (5.2 km).

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

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