About Katchur Village

Katchur is a large village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,007, made up of 2,042 males and 1,965 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 962 females per 1000 males. The village covers 706.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602026, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katchur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katchur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Uthukkottai
Pincode	602026
Area (hectares)	706.47 hectares
Population	4,007
Male Population	2,042
Female Population	1,965
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	962
Bus Service (public)	Available within 4 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 12 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 24 km distance

How Katchur compares

By the 2011 count Katchur is the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 706.47 hectares work out to about 5.7 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 well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Katchur

Katchur 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 Katchur as Available within 4 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 12 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 24 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katchur from other places

Katchur lies about 28 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Ponneri, 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 Katchur
Nearest town	Pādiyanallūr	6.3 km
Nearest railway station	Ponneri	11 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	28 km
Tehsil headquarters	Uthukkottai	29 km

Villages closest to Katchur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katchur village had a population of 4,007. That makes it the 7th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Katchur village has 2,042 males and 1,965 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katchur has about 962 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Katchur is 602026. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katchur covers 706.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Katchur falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Katchur is Ponneri, about 11 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 24 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 4 km distance and private bus service as Available within 12 km distance for Katchur.

Katchur is about 28 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katchur is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Pādiyanallūr is about 6.3 km away. Ponneri is about 11 km away. Thiruvallur is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.