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About Kalikandan Village

Kalikandan is a small village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 274, made up of 124 males and 150 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,210 females per 1000 males. The village covers 111.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalikandan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalikandan village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608303
Area (hectares) 111.08 hectares
Population 274
Male Population 124
Female Population 150
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,210
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalikandan compares

By the 2011 count Kalikandan is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 111.08 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 Kalikandan

Kalikandan is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalikandan as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalikandan from other places

Kalikandan lies about 52 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 14 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 Kalikandan
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 6.1 km
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 14 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 52 km

Villages closest to Kalikandan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalikandan village had a population of 274. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Kalikandan village has 124 males and 150 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalikandan has about 1210 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kalikandan is 608303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalikandan covers 111.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalikandan falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalikandan is Vallampadugai, about 14 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalikandan.

Kalikandan is about 52 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalikandan is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 6.1 km away. Vallampadugai is about 14 km away. Cuddalore is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Solakkur (under 2 km), Kothavasal (under 2 km) and Melnedumbur (under 2 km).

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

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