About Colachel Village

Colachel is one of the larger villages in Kalkulam tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,836, made up of 5,072 males and 4,764 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1600.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629251, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Colachel Overview

Census 2011 figures for Colachel village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Tehsil	Kalkulam
Pincode	629251
Area (hectares)	1600.69 hectares
Population	9,836
Male Population	5,072
Female Population	4,764
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	939
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Colachel compares

By the 2011 count Colachel is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents. Its 1600.69 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Colachel

Colachel is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Colachel 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Colachel from other places

Colachel lies about 32 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Eraniel, about 6.6 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 Colachel
Nearest town	Colachel	under 2 km
Nearest railway station	Eraniel	6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalkulam	32 km
District headquarters	Kanniyakumari	32 km

Villages closest to Colachel

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Colachel village had a population of 9,836. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents.

Colachel village has 5,072 males and 4,764 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Colachel has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Colachel is 629251. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Colachel covers 1600.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Colachel falls under Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Colachel is Eraniel, about 6.6 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 village for Colachel.

Colachel is about 32 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Colachel is in Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Colachel is about under 2 km away. Eraniel is about 6.6 km away. Kalkulam is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.