About Katchanavilai Village

Katchanavilai is a large village in Tiruchendur tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,946, made up of 1,425 males and 1,521 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,067 females per 1000 males. The village covers 328.97 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628214, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Katchanavilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Katchanavilai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Tiruchendur
Pincode	628214
Area (hectares)	328.97 hectares
Population	2,946
Male Population	1,425
Female Population	1,521
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,067
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within village

How Katchanavilai compares

By the 2011 count Katchanavilai is the 18th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents. Its 328.97 hectares work out to about 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

Getting to Katchanavilai

Katchanavilai 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 Katchanavilai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Katchanavilai from other places

Katchanavilai lies about 26 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kachchanavilai, about 1.8 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 Katchanavilai
Nearest railway station	Kachchanavilai	1.8 km
Nearest town	Arumuganeri	9.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tiruchendur	15 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	26 km

Villages closest to Katchanavilai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Katchanavilai village had a population of 2,946. That makes it the 18th largest of the 45 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,106 residents.

Katchanavilai village has 1,425 males and 1,521 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Katchanavilai has about 1067 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1065.

The pincode recorded for Katchanavilai is 628214. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Katchanavilai covers 328.97 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Katchanavilai falls under Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Katchanavilai is Kachchanavilai, about 1.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Katchanavilai is about 26 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Katchanavilai is in Tiruchendur tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kachchanavilai is about 1.8 km away. Arumuganeri is about 9.6 km away. Tiruchendur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.