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About Koothanur Village

Koothanur is a large village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,016, made up of 1,023 males and 993 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koothanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koothanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607201
Area (hectares) 354.86 hectares
Population 2,016
Male Population 1,023
Female Population 993
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 971
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koothanur compares

By the 2011 count Koothanur is the 63rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 354.86 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Koothanur

Koothanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koothanur 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 Koothanur from other places

Koothanur lies about 18 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvennainallur Road, about 5.4 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 Koothanur
Nearest railway station Tiruvennainallur Road 5.4 km
Nearest town Sālamedu 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 18 km

Villages closest to Koothanur

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 Koothanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Koothanur village had a population of 2,016. That makes it the 63rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Koothanur village has 1,023 males and 993 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koothanur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Koothanur is 607201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koothanur covers 354.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Koothanur is Tiruvennainallur Road, about 5.4 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 Koothanur.

Koothanur is about 18 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koothanur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tiruvennainallur Road is about 5.4 km away. Sālamedu is about 16 km away. Viluppuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothanur (under 2 km), Saravanapakkam (under 2 km) and Periyasevalai (2.3 km).

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

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