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About Kalathur Village

Kalathur is a small village in Srivilliputhur tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 230, made up of 111 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 610.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626149, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Srivilliputhur
Pincode 626149
Area (hectares) 610.27 hectares
Population 230
Male Population 111
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,072
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 Kalathur compares

By the 2011 count Kalathur is the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,114 residents. Its 610.27 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kalathur

Kalathur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalathur 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 Kalathur from other places

Kalathur lies about 32 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 2.6 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 Kalathur
Nearest railway station Srivilliputtur 2.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivilliputhur 4.5 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 32 km

Villages closest to Kalathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalathur village had a population of 230. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 46 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,114 residents.

Kalathur village has 111 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalathur has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kalathur is 626149. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalathur covers 610.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalathur falls under Srivilliputhur tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalathur is Srivilliputtur, about 2.6 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 Kalathur.

Kalathur is about 32 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalathur is in Srivilliputhur tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputtur is about 2.6 km away. Srivilliputhur is about 4.5 km away. Virudhunagar is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rudrappanaickenpatti (under 2 km), Thilakulam (under 2 km) and Muthuvenkatarayapuram (2.3 km).

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

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