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About Kolakkudi Village

Kolakkudi is a mid sized village in Kurinjipadi tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,635, made up of 836 males and 799 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 442.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolakkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolakkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kurinjipadi
Pincode 607802
Area (hectares) 442.43 hectares
Population 1,635
Male Population 836
Female Population 799
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolakkudi compares

By the 2011 count Kolakkudi is the 31st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,001 residents. Its 442.43 hectares work out to about 3.7 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 986.

Getting to Kolakkudi

Kolakkudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kolakkudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kolakkudi from other places

Kolakkudi 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 Kolakkudi
Tehsil headquarters Kurinjipadi 5.8 km
Nearest town Kurinjippādi 5.8 km
Nearest railway station Vadalur 8.0 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 35 km

Villages closest to Kolakkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolakkudi village had a population of 1,635. That makes it the 31st largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,001 residents.

Kolakkudi village has 836 males and 799 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolakkudi has about 956 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Kolakkudi is 607802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolakkudi covers 442.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kolakkudi falls under Kurinjipadi tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolakkudi 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kolakkudi.

Kolakkudi 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.

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

The closest recorded villages are Thambipalayam (2.0 km), Kurinjipadi (5.8 km) and Kundiyamallur (9.2 km).

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

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