About Kovilur Village

Kovilur is a large village in Orathanadu tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,366, made up of 1,146 males and 1,220 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 635.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614625, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Orathanadu
Pincode	614625
Area (hectares)	635.97 hectares
Population	2,366
Male Population	1,146
Female Population	1,220
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilur compares

By the 2011 count Kovilur is the 32nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 635.97 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

Getting to Kovilur

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

Kovilur lies about 25 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Pattukkottai, about 21 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 Kovilur
Tehsil headquarters	Orathanadu	3.8 km
Nearest town	Nānjikkottai	20 km
Nearest railway station	Pattukkottai	21 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	25 km

Villages closest to Kovilur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilur village had a population of 2,366. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 114 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kovilur village has 1,146 males and 1,220 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilur has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1067.

The pincode recorded for Kovilur is 614625. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilur covers 635.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kovilur falls under Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilur is Pattukkottai, about 21 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 Kovilur.

Kovilur is about 25 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilur is in Orathanadu tehsil of Thanjavur district. Orathanadu is about 3.8 km away. Nānjikkottai is about 20 km away. Pattukkottai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.