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About Kallathur Village

Kallathur is a mid sized village in Chengam tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,499, made up of 776 males and 723 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606710, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Chengam
Pincode 606710
Area (hectares) 476.75 hectares
Population 1,499
Male Population 776
Female Population 723
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 70 km distance

How Kallathur compares

By the 2011 count Kallathur is the 72nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents. Its 476.75 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

Getting to Kallathur

Kallathur 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 Kallathur 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 70 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kallathur from other places

Kallathur lies about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Kallathur
Nearest town Tirupattur 5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengam 28 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 58 km

Villages closest to Kallathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallathur village had a population of 1,499. That makes it the 72nd largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,109 residents.

Kallathur village has 776 males and 723 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallathur has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 964.

The pincode recorded for Kallathur is 606710. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallathur covers 476.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallathur falls under Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kallathur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 70 km distance.

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

Kallathur is about 58 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallathur is in Chengam tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Tirupattur is about 5.1 km away. Chengam is about 28 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 58 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alaputhur (under 2 km), Alathur (under 2 km) and Andanur (4.6 km).

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

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