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About Koochikolathur Village

Koochikolathur is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 713, made up of 351 males and 362 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 553.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koochikolathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koochikolathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604307
Area (hectares) 553.3 hectares
Population 713
Male Population 351
Female Population 362
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 3 km distance

How Koochikolathur compares

By the 2011 count Koochikolathur is the 159th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 553.3 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Koochikolathur

Koochikolathur 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 Koochikolathur 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 Koochikolathur from other places

Koochikolathur lies about 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 9.7 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 Koochikolathur
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 9.7 km
Nearest town Gingee 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 29 km

Villages closest to Koochikolathur

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 Koochikolathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Koochikolathur village had a population of 713. That makes it the 159th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Koochikolathur village has 351 males and 362 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koochikolathur has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Koochikolathur is 604307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koochikolathur covers 553.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Koochikolathur is Nedimolyanur, about 9.7 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 Koochikolathur.

Koochikolathur is about 29 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koochikolathur is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Nedimolyanur is about 9.7 km away. Gingee is about 12 km away. Tindivanam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallakolathur (under 2 km), Kulathur (under 2 km) and Rettanai (4.0 km).

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

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