About Kalingiyam Village

Kalingiyam is one of the larger villages in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,722, made up of 4,844 males and 4,878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1606.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalingiyam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalingiyam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638453
Area (hectares)	1606.49 hectares
Population	9,722
Male Population	4,844
Female Population	4,878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,007
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalingiyam compares

By the 2011 count Kalingiyam is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 1606.49 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kalingiyam

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

Kalingiyam lies about 35 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Vijayamangalam, about 29 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 Kalingiyam
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	3.7 km
Nearest railway station	Vijayamangalam	29 km
District headquarters	Erode	35 km

Villages closest to Kalingiyam

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

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Common questions about Kalingiyam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalingiyam village had a population of 9,722. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Kalingiyam village has 4,844 males and 4,878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalingiyam has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kalingiyam is 638453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalingiyam covers 1606.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalingiyam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalingiyam is Vijayamangalam, about 29 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 Kalingiyam.

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

Kalingiyam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 3.7 km away. Vijayamangalam is about 29 km away. Erode is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.