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About Kaliyapuram Village

Kaliyapuram is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,980, made up of 2,677 males and 2,303 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 860 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2947.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliyapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliyapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642129
Area (hectares) 2947.82 hectares
Population 4,980
Male Population 2,677
Female Population 2,303
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 860
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaliyapuram compares

By the 2011 count Kaliyapuram is the 14th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 2947.82 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kaliyapuram

Kaliyapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaliyapuram 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaliyapuram from other places

Kaliyapuram lies about 37 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kovilpalaiyam, 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 Kaliyapuram
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 9.1 km
Nearest railway station Kovilpalaiyam 9.3 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 37 km

Villages closest to Kaliyapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliyapuram village had a population of 4,980. That makes it the 14th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Kaliyapuram village has 2,677 males and 2,303 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliyapuram has about 860 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kaliyapuram is 642129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliyapuram covers 2947.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kaliyapuram falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kaliyapuram is Kovilpalaiyam, about 9.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kaliyapuram.

Kaliyapuram is about 37 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliyapuram is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Pollachi is about 9.1 km away. Kovilpalaiyam is about 9.3 km away. Coimbatore is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gollapatti (under 2 km), Vellalapalayam (1.7 km) and Kallipatti (1.9 km).

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

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