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About Korathur Village

Korathur is a mid sized village in Peravurani tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 683, made up of 328 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,082 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.22 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Peravurani
Pincode 614804
Area (hectares) 160.22 hectares
Population 683
Male Population 328
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,082
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korathur compares

By the 2011 count Korathur is the 48th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents. Its 160.22 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1059.

Getting to Korathur

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

Korathur lies about 61 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Peravurani, about 4.8 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 Korathur
Nearest railway station Peravurani 4.8 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 61 km

Villages closest to Korathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Korathur village had a population of 683. That makes it the 48th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,336 residents.

Korathur village has 328 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korathur has about 1082 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1059.

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

Korathur covers 160.22 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Korathur falls under Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Korathur is Peravurani, about 4.8 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 Korathur.

Korathur is about 61 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korathur is in Peravurani tehsil of Thanjavur district. Peravurani is about 4.8 km away. Thanjavur is about 61 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Periakathikottai (under 2 km), Korathur Ukkadai (under 2 km) and Kalanivasal (2.6 km).

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

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