About Kattur Village

Kattur is a mid sized village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,477, made up of 745 males and 732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612602, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Kumbakonam
Pincode	612602
Area (hectares)	252.44 hectares
Population	1,477
Male Population	745
Female Population	732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kattur compares

By the 2011 count Kattur is the 60th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 252.44 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kattur

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

Kattur lies about 21 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Ayyampet, 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 Kattur
Nearest railway station	Ayyampet	11 km
Nearest town	Ariyalūr	20 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kumbakonam	27 km

Villages closest to Kattur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattur village had a population of 1,477. That makes it the 60th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Kattur village has 745 males and 732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kattur is 612602. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattur covers 252.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kattur falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattur is Ayyampet, about 11 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 Kattur.

Kattur is about 21 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattur is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Ayyampet is about 11 km away. Ariyalūr is about 20 km away. Thanjavur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.