Kolathur is a

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located in the northwestern region of

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, in

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Demographics

As per Census of India 2011, the total population of Kolathur, Chennai was 1,10,474. Out of this, the male population contributed 55,689 whereas the female population was 54,785. Out of this, 15,214 (males: 7,695 and females: 7,519) were Scheduled Castes and 552 (males: 289 and females: 263) were Scheduled Tribes. The population of children below 6 years of age was 11,760 (males: 6,091 and females: 5,669). Literates of Kolathur constitute 92,248, out of which males were 47,663 and females were 44,585.

Education

Schools

Some of the important schools in Kolathur are Everwin Vidhyashram, Don Bosco Higher Secondary School, Government Higher Secondary School and Everwin Matriculation Higher Secondary School., Smt. Durgadevi Choudary Vivekananda Vidyalaya and Godson Public school (surapet main road) is another famous school.

College

There is an Arts and Science College viz., Arulmigu Kapaleeswarar Arts and Science College, soka ikeda Arts & science college for Women and Annai voilet arts and science college

Political notability

Kolathur Assembly constituency, in Chennai is a newly formed assembly constituency. Kolathur lies in the Ward number 64 (old number 62) of the

Greater Chennai Corporation Greater Chennai Corporation (GCC) is a local government for the City of Chennai in the Chennai Metropolitan Area of Tamil Nadu, India. Inaugurated on 29 September 1688, under a royal charter issued by James II of England, King James II of Eng ...

. Kolathur comes under the zone VI (six) of Chennai Corporation viz. Thiru. Vi. Ka Nagar Zone. This neighborhood comes under

Kolathur (state assembly constituency) Kolathur State Assembly constituency () is one of the 234 state legislative assembly constituencies in Tamil Nadu in southern India. Its State Assembly Constituency number is 13. It is also one of the six state legislative assembly constituen ...

. Kolathur (state assembly constituency) is one of the six Assembly Constituencies that constitute

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Places of worship

# Shri Somanatha Swamy Temple. #Shri Lakshmi Narayana Perumal Temple, Kolathur.

Demographics

Education

Schools

College

Political notability

Places of worship

Geolocation

References

Further reading