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About Kalathur Village

Kalathur is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,439, made up of 716 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 873.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630108
Area (hectares) 873.12 hectares
Population 1,439
Male Population 716
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalathur compares

By the 2011 count Kalathur is the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 873.12 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kalathur

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

How far is Kalathur from other places

Kalathur lies about 52 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 13 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 Kalathur
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 13 km
Nearest town Pudukkottai 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 28 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 52 km

Villages closest to Kalathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalathur village had a population of 1,439. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Kalathur village has 716 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalathur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kalathur is 630108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalathur covers 873.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalathur falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalathur is Tirumayam, about 13 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 <5 km distance for Kalathur.

Kalathur is about 52 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalathur is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Tirumayam is about 13 km away. Pudukkottai is about 22 km away. Karaikkudi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mathur (under 2 km), Palaiyur (3.0 km) and Vellipatti (6.6 km).

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

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