About Kothur Village

Kothur is one of the larger villages in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,712, made up of 3,889 males and 3,823 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1680.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635854, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Tirupathur
Pincode	635854
Area (hectares)	1680.42 hectares
Population	7,712
Male Population	3,889
Female Population	3,823
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	983
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Kothur compares

By the 2011 count Kothur is the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,666 residents. Its 1680.42 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kothur

Kothur 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 Kothur 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 Kothur from other places

Kothur lies about 31 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kaniyambadi, 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 Kothur
Nearest town	Pallikonda	22 km
Nearest railway station	Kaniyambadi	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tirupathur	31 km
District headquarters	Vellore	31 km

Villages closest to Kothur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothur village had a population of 7,712. That makes it the 11th largest of the 86 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,666 residents.

Kothur village has 3,889 males and 3,823 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothur has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kothur is 635854. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothur covers 1680.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kothur falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kothur is Kaniyambadi, 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 Kothur.

Kothur is about 31 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kothur is in Tirupathur tehsil of Vellore district. Pallikonda is about 22 km away. Kaniyambadi is about 22 km away. Tirupathur is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.