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About Kattur Village

Kattur is a large village in Kodavasal tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,203, made up of 1,623 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 974 females per 1000 males. The village covers 250.04 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Kodavasal
Pincode 610104
Area (hectares) 250.04 hectares
Population 3,203
Male Population 1,623
Female Population 1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 974
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kattur compares

By the 2011 count Kattur is the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents. Its 250.04 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kattur

Kattur 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 Kattur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kattur from other places

Kattur lies about 4.5 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Kulikarai, about 3.4 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 Kattur
Nearest railway station Kulikarai 3.4 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Kodavasal 15 km

Villages closest to Kattur

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 Kattur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattur village had a population of 3,203. That makes it the 12th largest of the 100 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,821 residents.

Kattur village has 1,623 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattur has about 974 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kattur is 610104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattur covers 250.04 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kattur is Kulikarai, about 3.4 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 <5 km distance for Kattur.

Kattur is about 4.5 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattur is in Kodavasal tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Kulikarai is about 3.4 km away. Thiruvarur is about 4.5 km away. Kodavasal is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agarathirunallur (under 2 km), Thirukkannamangai (1.7 km) and Anaivadapathi (2.5 km).

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

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