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About Katchanam Village

Katchanam is a large village in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,403, made up of 1,169 males and 1,234 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,056 females per 1000 males. The village covers 313.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katchanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katchanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Thiruthuraipoondi
Pincode 610201
Area (hectares) 313.13 hectares
Population 2,403
Male Population 1,169
Female Population 1,234
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,056
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Katchanam compares

By the 2011 count Katchanam is the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 313.13 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Katchanam

Katchanam 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 Katchanam 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 Katchanam from other places

Katchanam lies about 17 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Ammanur, about 2.7 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 Katchanam
Nearest railway station Ammanur 2.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruthuraipoondi 11 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 17 km

Villages closest to Katchanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katchanam village had a population of 2,403. That makes it the 28th largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Katchanam village has 1,169 males and 1,234 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katchanam has about 1056 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Katchanam is 610201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katchanam covers 313.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katchanam falls under Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Katchanam is Ammanur, about 2.7 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 Katchanam.

Katchanam 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.

Katchanam is in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Ammanur is about 2.7 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 11 km away. Thiruvarur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vilathur (under 2 km), Alathambadi (2.7 km) and Komal (3.8 km).

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

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