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About Kilwani Village

Kilwani is a large village in Bhavani tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,091 males and 1,121 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilwani Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilwani village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Bhavani
Pincode 638502
Area (hectares) 352.29 hectares
Population 2,212
Male Population 1,091
Female Population 1,121
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilwani compares

By the 2011 count Kilwani is the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents. Its 352.29 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

Getting to Kilwani

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

Kilwani lies about 28 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Erode Diesel Loco Shed Track: Double Electric-Line, about 28 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 Kilwani
Nearest town Anthiyur 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhavani 18 km
District headquarters Erode 28 km
Nearest railway station Erode Diesel Loco Shed Track: Double Electric-Line 28 km

Villages closest to Kilwani

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilwani village had a population of 2,212. That makes it the 40th largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents.

Kilwani village has 1,091 males and 1,121 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilwani has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kilwani is 638502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilwani covers 352.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kilwani falls under Bhavani tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilwani is Erode Diesel Loco Shed Track: Double Electric-Line, about 28 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 Kilwani.

Kilwani is about 28 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilwani is in Bhavani tehsil of Erode district. Anthiyur is about 10 km away. Bhavani is about 18 km away. Erode is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Moongilpatti (under 2 km), Odathurai (5.5 km) and Nagalur (6.5 km).

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

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