About Kappalankarai Village

Kappalankarai is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,892, made up of 2,466 males and 2,426 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappalankarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappalankarai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Tehsil	Pollachi
Pincode	642120
Area (hectares)	957.93 hectares
Population	4,892
Male Population	2,466
Female Population	2,426
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kappalankarai compares

By the 2011 count Kappalankarai is the 15th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 957.93 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kappalankarai

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

Kappalankarai lies about 29 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Nallattipalaiyam, about 8.2 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 Kappalankarai
Nearest railway station	Nallattipalaiyam	8.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Pollachi	16 km
District headquarters	Coimbatore	29 km

Villages closest to Kappalankarai

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.

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Common questions about Kappalankarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappalankarai village had a population of 4,892. That makes it the 15th largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Kappalankarai village has 2,466 males and 2,426 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappalankarai has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kappalankarai is 642120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappalankarai covers 957.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kappalankarai is Nallattipalaiyam, about 8.2 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 Kappalankarai.

Kappalankarai is about 29 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappalankarai is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Nallattipalaiyam is about 8.2 km away. Pollachi is about 16 km away. Coimbatore is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.