About Koothalur Village

Koothalur is a large village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,117, made up of 1,030 males and 1,087 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1145.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koothalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koothalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Karaikkudi
Pincode	623307
Area (hectares)	1145.01 hectares
Population	2,117
Male Population	1,030
Female Population	1,087
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,055
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Koothalur compares

By the 2011 count Koothalur is the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1145.01 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Koothalur

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

How far is Koothalur from other places

Koothalur lies about 60 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Namanasamudram, about 11 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 Koothalur
Nearest railway station	Namanasamudram	11 km
Nearest town	Pudukkottai	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Karaikkudi	33 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	60 km

Villages closest to Koothalur

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.

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Common questions about Koothalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Koothalur village had a population of 2,117. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Koothalur village has 1,030 males and 1,087 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koothalur has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Koothalur is 623307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koothalur covers 1145.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Koothalur is Namanasamudram, about 11 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 village for Koothalur.

Koothalur is about 60 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koothalur is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Namanasamudram is about 11 km away. Pudukkottai is about 16 km away. Karaikkudi is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.