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About Kattusellur Village

Kattusellur is a large village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,993, made up of 1,563 males and 1,430 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 915 females per 1000 males. The village covers 603 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattusellur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattusellur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 605751
Area (hectares) 603 hectares
Population 2,993
Male Population 1,563
Female Population 1,430
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 915
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kattusellur compares

By the 2011 count Kattusellur is the 32nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 603 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kattusellur

Kattusellur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kattusellur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kattusellur from other places

Kattusellur lies about 36 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 15 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 Kattusellur
Nearest town Tirukkoyilur 14 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 21 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 36 km

Villages closest to Kattusellur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattusellur village had a population of 2,993. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Kattusellur village has 1,563 males and 1,430 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattusellur has about 915 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Kattusellur is 605751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattusellur covers 603 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kattusellur falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattusellur is Tirukkovilur, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kattusellur.

Kattusellur 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.

Kattusellur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 14 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 15 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Komasamudram (2.5 km), Pallavadi (2.7 km) and Kattuedayar (3.5 km).

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

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