About Karatholuvu Village

Karatholuvu is one of the larger villages in Madathukulam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,075, made up of 2,497 males and 2,578 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,032 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1234.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karatholuvu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karatholuvu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Madathukulam
Pincode	642203
Area (hectares)	1234.37 hectares
Population	5,075
Male Population	2,497
Female Population	2,578
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,032
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karatholuvu compares

By the 2011 count Karatholuvu is the 8th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents. Its 1234.37 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Karatholuvu

Karatholuvu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karatholuvu 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 Karatholuvu from other places

Karatholuvu lies about 55 km from Tiruppur. 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 Karatholuvu
Tehsil headquarters	Madathukulam	7.4 km
Nearest town	Madattukkulam	7.4 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	55 km

Villages closest to Karatholuvu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karatholuvu village had a population of 5,075. That makes it the 8th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents.

Karatholuvu village has 2,497 males and 2,578 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karatholuvu has about 1032 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Karatholuvu is 642203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karatholuvu covers 1234.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karatholuvu falls under Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Karatholuvu notes the nearest railway station 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 Karatholuvu.

Karatholuvu is about 55 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karatholuvu is in Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Madathukulam is about 7.4 km away. Madattukkulam is about 7.4 km away. Tiruppur is about 55 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.