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About Kalathur West Village

Kalathur West is a large village in Pattukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,288, made up of 1,116 males and 1,172 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,050 females per 1000 males. The village covers 545.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalathur West Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalathur West village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Pattukkottai
Pincode 614804
Area (hectares) 545.65 hectares
Population 2,288
Male Population 1,116
Female Population 1,172
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,050
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalathur West compares

By the 2011 count Kalathur West is the 44th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents. Its 545.65 hectares work out to about 4.2 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 1090.

Getting to Kalathur West

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

Kalathur West lies about 40 km from Thanjavur. 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 West
Tehsil headquarters Pattukkottai 8.1 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 40 km

Villages closest to Kalathur West

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalathur West village had a population of 2,288. That makes it the 44th largest of the 164 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,677 residents.

Kalathur West village has 1,116 males and 1,172 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalathur West has about 1050 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1090.

The pincode recorded for Kalathur West is 614804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalathur West covers 545.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalathur West falls under Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kalathur West notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalathur West.

Kalathur West is about 40 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalathur West is in Pattukkottai tehsil of Thanjavur district. Pattukkottai is about 8.1 km away. Thanjavur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alathur (under 2 km), Kalathur East (under 2 km) and Vadugankuthagai (under 2 km).

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

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