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About Kulakudi Village

Kulakudi is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,902, made up of 935 males and 967 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,034 females per 1000 males. The village covers 424.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kulakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kulakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608704
Area (hectares) 424.92 hectares
Population 1,902
Male Population 935
Female Population 967
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,034
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kulakudi compares

By the 2011 count Kulakudi is the 57th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 424.92 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kulakudi

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

Kulakudi lies about 35 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vadalur, about 8.0 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 Kulakudi
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Vadalur 8.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 16 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 35 km

Villages closest to Kulakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kulakudi village had a population of 1,902. That makes it the 57th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Kulakudi village has 935 males and 967 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kulakudi has about 1034 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kulakudi is 608704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kulakudi covers 424.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kulakudi falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kulakudi is Vadalur, about 8.0 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 Kulakudi.

Kulakudi is about 35 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kulakudi is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kurinjippādi is about 5.8 km away. Vadalur is about 8.0 km away. Chidambaram is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Marudur (under 2 km), Thalaikulam (1.7 km) and Keerapalayam (2.0 km).

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

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