About Kolathur Village

Kolathur is a large village in Arani tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,947, made up of 2,486 males and 2,461 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 990 females per 1000 males. The village covers 766.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Arani
Pincode	632311
Area (hectares)	766.77 hectares
Population	4,947
Male Population	2,486
Female Population	2,461
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	990
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 3 km distance

How Kolathur compares

By the 2011 count Kolathur is the 10th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents. Its 766.77 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

Getting to Kolathur

Kolathur 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 Kolathur 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 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolathur from other places

Kolathur lies about 57 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kannamangalam, about 3.0 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 Kolathur
Nearest railway station	Kannamangalam	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Arani	17 km
Nearest town	Arni	17 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	57 km

Villages closest to Kolathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolathur village had a population of 4,947. That makes it the 10th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,873 residents.

Kolathur village has 2,486 males and 2,461 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolathur has about 990 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1000.

The pincode recorded for Kolathur is 632311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolathur covers 766.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolathur falls under Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolathur is Kannamangalam, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

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

Kolathur is about 57 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolathur is in Arani tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Kannamangalam is about 3.0 km away. Arani is about 17 km away. Arni is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.