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About Kaliyamedu Village

Kaliyamedu is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 703, made up of 371 males and 332 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 895 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaliyamedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaliyamedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606304
Area (hectares) 293.14 hectares
Population 703
Male Population 371
Female Population 332
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 895
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaliyamedu compares

By the 2011 count Kaliyamedu is the 146th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 293.14 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kaliyamedu

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

Kaliyamedu lies about 72 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kuttakudi, about 12 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 Kaliyamedu
Nearest town Tittagudi 10 km
Nearest railway station Kuttakudi 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 18 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 72 km

Villages closest to Kaliyamedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaliyamedu village had a population of 703. That makes it the 146th largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kaliyamedu village has 371 males and 332 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaliyamedu has about 895 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kaliyamedu is 606304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaliyamedu covers 293.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaliyamedu falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kaliyamedu is Kuttakudi, about 12 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 Kaliyamedu.

Kaliyamedu is about 72 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaliyamedu is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Tittagudi is about 10 km away. Kuttakudi is about 12 km away. Virudhachalam is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poolambadi (2.0 km), Varambanur (2.4 km) and Niramani (2.9 km).

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

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