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About Kollar Village

Kollar is a large village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,802, made up of 1,385 males and 1,417 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 623.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604206, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kollar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kollar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604206
Area (hectares) 623.07 hectares
Population 2,802
Male Population 1,385
Female Population 1,417
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 8 km distance

How Kollar compares

By the 2011 count Kollar is the 33rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 623.07 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kollar

Kollar 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 Kollar 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 8 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kollar from other places

Kollar lies about 36 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 6.4 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 Kollar
Nearest railway station Tindivanam 6.4 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 36 km

Villages closest to Kollar

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kollar village had a population of 2,802. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kollar village has 1,385 males and 1,417 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kollar has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kollar is 604206. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kollar covers 623.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kollar falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kollar is Tindivanam, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 8 km distance.

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

Kollar is about 36 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kollar is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tindivanam is about 6.4 km away. Viluppuram is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Salai (1.7 km), Vempundi (2.0 km) and Kattusiviri (2.4 km).

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

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