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About Kalingavaram Village

Kalingavaram is a mid sized village in Hosur tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 640, made up of 330 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 415.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalingavaram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalingavaram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Hosur
Pincode 635117
Area (hectares) 415.65 hectares
Population 640
Male Population 330
Female Population 310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalingavaram compares

By the 2011 count Kalingavaram is the 107th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents. Its 415.65 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

Getting to Kalingavaram

Kalingavaram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalingavaram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ 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 Kalingavaram from other places

Kalingavaram lies about 25 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Rayakkottai, about 21 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 Kalingavaram
Nearest railway station Rayakkottai 21 km
Nearest town Kādiganpalli 24 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 25 km
Tehsil headquarters Hosur 27 km

Villages closest to Kalingavaram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalingavaram village had a population of 640. That makes it the 107th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,032 residents.

Kalingavaram village has 330 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalingavaram has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 956.

The pincode recorded for Kalingavaram is 635117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalingavaram covers 415.65 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.

Kalingavaram falls under Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalingavaram is Rayakkottai, about 21 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 10+ km distance for Kalingavaram.

Kalingavaram is about 25 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalingavaram is in Hosur tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Rayakkottai is about 21 km away. Kādiganpalli is about 24 km away. Krishnagiri is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kodiga Timmanapalli (under 2 km), Mottampalli (1.7 km) and Mudinayanapalayam (2.9 km).

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

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