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About Kethanoor Village

Kethanoor is a mid sized village in Valangaiman tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 658, made up of 323 males and 335 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,037 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kethanoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kethanoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Valangaiman
Pincode 612801
Area (hectares) 217.85 hectares
Population 658
Male Population 323
Female Population 335
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,037
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kethanoor compares

By the 2011 count Kethanoor is the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents. Its 217.85 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kethanoor

Kethanoor is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kethanoor as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kethanoor from other places

Kethanoor lies about 30 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Koyilvenni, about 5.3 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 Kethanoor
Nearest railway station Koyilvenni 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Valangaiman 7.7 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 16 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 30 km

Villages closest to Kethanoor

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kethanoor village had a population of 658. That makes it the 55th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,323 residents.

Kethanoor village has 323 males and 335 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kethanoor has about 1037 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kethanoor is 612801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kethanoor covers 217.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kethanoor falls under Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kethanoor is Koyilvenni, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kethanoor.

Kethanoor is about 30 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kethanoor is in Valangaiman tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koyilvenni is about 5.3 km away. Valangaiman is about 7.7 km away. Kumbakonam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perungudi (under 2 km), Thenkuvalaveli (1.5 km) and Nemelikudi (1.9 km).

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

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