About Kulathur Village

Kulathur is a large village in Vilathikulam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,566, made up of 2,322 males and 2,244 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1526.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Vilathikulam
Pincode	628903
Area (hectares)	1526.62 hectares
Population	4,566
Male Population	2,322
Female Population	2,244
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kulathur compares

By the 2011 count Kulathur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents. Its 1526.62 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

Getting to Kulathur

Kulathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kulathur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kulathur from other places

Kulathur lies about 27 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Tuti Melur, about 22 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 Kulathur
Nearest town	Mappilaiurani	20 km
Nearest railway station	Tuti Melur	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vilathikulam	27 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	27 km

Villages closest to Kulathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulathur village had a population of 4,566. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,383 residents.

Kulathur village has 2,322 males and 2,244 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulathur has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1018.

The pincode recorded for Kulathur is 628903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulathur covers 1526.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulathur falls under Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kulathur is Tuti Melur, about 22 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kulathur.

Kulathur is about 27 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulathur is in Vilathikulam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Mappilaiurani is about 20 km away. Tuti Melur is about 22 km away. Vilathikulam is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.