About Kovalam Village

Kovalam is one of the larger villages in Neyyattinkara tehsil, in the district of Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 20,714, made up of 10,277 males and 10,437 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 794 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 695521, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovalam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Thiruvananthapuram
Tehsil	Neyyattinkara
Pincode	695521
Area (hectares)	794 hectares
Population	20,714
Male Population	10,277
Female Population	10,437
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovalam compares

By the 2011 count Kovalam is the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 25,951 residents. Its 794 hectares work out to about 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

Getting to Kovalam

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

Kovalam lies about 14 km from Thiruvananthapuram, and the nearest railway station is Balaramapuram, about 9.3 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 Kovalam
Nearest town	Venganoor	3.4 km
Nearest railway station	Balaramapuram	9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Neyyattinkara	10 km
District headquarters	Thiruvananthapuram	14 km

Villages closest to Kovalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovalam village had a population of 20,714. That makes it the 13th largest of the 19 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 25,951 residents.

Kovalam village has 10,277 males and 10,437 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovalam has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1042.

The pincode recorded for Kovalam is 695521. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovalam covers 794 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 26 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kovalam falls under Neyyattinkara tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kovalam is Balaramapuram, about 9.3 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 Kovalam.

Kovalam is about 14 km from Thiruvananthapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovalam is in Neyyattinkara tehsil of Thiruvananthapuram district. Venganoor is about 3.4 km away. Balaramapuram is about 9.3 km away. Neyyattinkara is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.