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About Kalathur Village

Kalathur is a large village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,313, made up of 1,651 males and 1,662 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 530.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 613702
Area (hectares) 530.62 hectares
Population 3,313
Male Population 1,651
Female Population 1,662
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kalathur compares

By the 2011 count Kalathur is the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 530.62 hectares work out to about 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kalathur

Kalathur 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 Kalathur 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalathur from other places

Kalathur lies about 17 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Koradacheri, about under 2 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 Kalathur
Nearest railway station Koradacheri under 2 km
Nearest town Koothanallur 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 17 km

Villages closest to Kalathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalathur village had a population of 3,313. That makes it the 7th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Kalathur village has 1,651 males and 1,662 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalathur has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kalathur is 613702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalathur covers 530.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalathur falls under Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalathur is Koradacheri, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalathur.

Kalathur is about 17 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalathur is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koradacheri is about under 2 km away. Koothanallur is about 5.7 km away. Kodavasal is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Viswanathapuram (under 2 km), Perumalagaram (1.5 km) and Thiruvidavasal (1.7 km).

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

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