By population, Kothur ranks #2 of 33 villages in Pernambut mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kothur is a village of 7,712 people in 1,846 households (Census 2011) in Pernambut taluk, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, the 2nd-largest of 33 villages in Pernambut taluk. Literacy is 64%, about the same as the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 983 women per 1,000 men. It lies 46 km from the Vellore district centre, 41 km from Venkatagirikota, the nearest town, 10 km from Gudiyattam railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 632603, served by Paradarami post office; the LGD village code is 631067. The nearest hospital or health centre is Gopalakrishna Hospital, Gudiyatham, 7 km away. The sarpanch is KOTHANDAN, and the village votes in Kilvaithinankuppam assembly constituency, represented by MLA E. Thendral Kumar. The population is estimated at 9,092 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: Kothur →
| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kothur · this village | 7,712 | 64% | — |
| Modikuppam · Bargur | 2,525 | 64% | 1.9 km N |
| Modikuppam · Gudiyatham | 5,717 | 69% | 1.9 km N |
| Mukkundram · Gudiyatham | 2,173 | 59% | 3.1 km SW |
| Danakondapalli · Gudiyatham | 3,247 | 61% | 4 km N |
| Kallapadi · Gudiyatham | 6,919 | 65% | 4.8 km E |
| Kalvamogilappa Kandriga · Bangarupalem | 711 | 57% | 10.6 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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