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About Korattur Village

Korattur is a large village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,817, made up of 1,430 males and 1,387 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 473.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Korattur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Korattur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 606102
Area (hectares) 473.29 hectares
Population 2,817
Male Population 1,430
Female Population 1,387
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 970
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Korattur compares

By the 2011 count Korattur is the 35th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 473.29 hectares work out to about 6.0 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 Korattur

Korattur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Korattur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Korattur from other places

Korattur lies about 20 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about 4.8 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 Korattur
Nearest railway station Parikkal 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 16 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 20 km

Villages closest to Korattur

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 Korattur

As per the Census of India 2011, Korattur village had a population of 2,817. That makes it the 35th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Korattur village has 1,430 males and 1,387 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Korattur has about 970 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 Korattur is 606102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Korattur covers 473.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Korattur is Parikkal, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Korattur.

Korattur is about 20 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Korattur is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about 4.8 km away. Ulundurpettai is about 16 km away. Ulundurpet 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 Koothanur (2.4 km), Kothanur (2.4 km) and Saravanapakkam (2.5 km).

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

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