About Kolathur Village

Kolathur is one of the larger villages in Pallipattu tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 11,019, made up of 5,496 males and 5,523 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1226.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Pallipattu
Pincode	631207
Area (hectares)	1226.01 hectares
Population	11,019
Male Population	5,496
Female Population	5,523
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,005
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 30 km distance

How Kolathur compares

By the 2011 count Kolathur is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,998 residents. Its 1226.01 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kolathur

Kolathur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kolathur as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 30 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolathur from other places

Kolathur lies about 51 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Vepagunta, about 9.5 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 Kolathur
Tehsil headquarters	Pallipattu	4.1 km
Nearest town	Podaturpet	5.8 km
Nearest railway station	Vepagunta	9.5 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	51 km

Villages closest to Kolathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolathur village had a population of 11,019. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,998 residents.

Kolathur village has 5,496 males and 5,523 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolathur has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kolathur is 631207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolathur covers 1226.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolathur falls under Pallipattu tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolathur is Vepagunta, about 9.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 30 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 km distance for Kolathur.

Kolathur is about 51 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolathur is in Pallipattu tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pallipattu is about 4.1 km away. Podaturpet is about 5.8 km away. Vepagunta is about 9.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.