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About Surulacode Village

Surulacode is a large village in Kalkulam tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,805, made up of 2,406 males and 2,399 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3297.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629164, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Surulacode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Surulacode village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Tehsil Kalkulam
Pincode 629164
Area (hectares) 3297.21 hectares
Population 4,805
Male Population 2,406
Female Population 2,399
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 997
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Surulacode compares

By the 2011 count Surulacode is the 11th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents. Its 3297.21 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Surulacode

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

Surulacode lies about 33 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Palliyadi, about 15 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 Surulacode
Nearest town Padmanābhapuram 12 km
Nearest railway station Palliyadi 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Kalkulam 33 km
District headquarters Kanniyakumari 33 km

Villages closest to Surulacode

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.

Common questions about Surulacode

As per the Census of India 2011, Surulacode village had a population of 4,805. That makes it the 11th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents.

Surulacode village has 2,406 males and 2,399 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Surulacode has about 997 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Surulacode is 629164. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Surulacode covers 3297.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Surulacode is Palliyadi, about 15 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 <5 km distance for Surulacode.

Surulacode is about 33 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Surulacode is in Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Padmanābhapuram is about 12 km away. Palliyadi is about 15 km away. Kalkulam is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veerapuli Extn (2.4 km), Veerapuli R F (2.4 km) and Kannanoor (11 km).

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

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