About Kothanur Village

Kothanur is a small village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 477, made up of 249 males and 228 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 916 females per 1000 males. The village covers 58.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kothanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kothanur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Ulundurpettai
Pincode	607209
Area (hectares)	58.19 hectares
Population	477
Male Population	249
Female Population	228
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	916
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kothanur compares

By the 2011 count Kothanur is the 163rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 58.19 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Kothanur

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

Kothanur 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 Kothanur
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 Kothanur

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.

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Common questions about Kothanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kothanur village had a population of 477. That makes it the 163rd largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Kothanur village has 249 males and 228 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kothanur has about 916 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 Kothanur is 607209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kothanur covers 58.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kothanur 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 Kothanur.

Kothanur 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.

Kothanur 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.