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About Keezhkulam Village

Keezhkulam is one of the larger villages in Vilavancode tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 13,097, made up of 6,650 males and 6,447 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 969 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1050.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629193, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keezhkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keezhkulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kanniyakumari
Tehsil Vilavancode
Pincode 629193
Area (hectares) 1050.5 hectares
Population 13,097
Male Population 6,650
Female Population 6,447
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 969
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Keezhkulam compares

By the 2011 count Keezhkulam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 7,623 residents. Its 1050.5 hectares work out to about 12 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Keezhkulam

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

Keezhkulam lies about 42 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Kuzhiturai, about 8.5 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 Keezhkulam
Nearest town Painkulam 3.5 km
Nearest railway station Kuzhiturai 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Vilavancode 9.3 km
District headquarters Kanniyakumari 42 km

Villages closest to Keezhkulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keezhkulam village had a population of 13,097. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,623 residents.

Keezhkulam village has 6,650 males and 6,447 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keezhkulam has about 969 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Keezhkulam is 629193. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keezhkulam covers 1050.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 12 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Keezhkulam falls under Vilavancode tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keezhkulam is Kuzhiturai, about 8.5 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 Keezhkulam.

Keezhkulam is about 42 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keezhkulam is in Vilavancode tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Painkulam is about 3.5 km away. Kuzhiturai is about 8.5 km away. Vilavancode is about 9.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Painkulam (3.5 km), Paloor (5.6 km) and Ezhudesam (6.2 km).

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

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