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About Kallapalayam Village

Kallapalayam is a large village in Sulur tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,066, made up of 1,581 males and 1,485 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1141.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Sulur
Pincode 641201
Area (hectares) 1141.05 hectares
Population 3,066
Male Population 1,581
Female Population 1,485
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kallapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kallapalayam is the 21st largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents. Its 1141.05 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kallapalayam

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

Kallapalayam lies about 14 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Chettipalaiyam, about 6.5 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 Kallapalayam
Nearest railway station Chettipalaiyam 6.5 km
Nearest town Chettipālaiyam 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Sulur 9.4 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 14 km

Villages closest to Kallapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallapalayam village had a population of 3,066. That makes it the 21st largest of the 30 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents.

Kallapalayam village has 1,581 males and 1,485 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallapalayam has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kallapalayam is 641201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallapalayam covers 1141.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallapalayam falls under Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kallapalayam is Chettipalaiyam, about 6.5 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 Kallapalayam.

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

Kallapalayam is in Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district. Chettipalaiyam is about 6.5 km away. Chettipālaiyam is about 6.5 km away. Sulur is about 9.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peedampalli (2.3 km), Pappampatti (2.4 km) and Pattanam (4.3 km).

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

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