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About Kallandhiri Village

Kallandhiri is one of the larger villages in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,232, made up of 3,100 males and 3,132 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 892.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallandhiri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallandhiri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625301
Area (hectares) 892.62 hectares
Population 6,232
Male Population 3,100
Female Population 3,132
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,010
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallandhiri compares

By the 2011 count Kallandhiri is the 6th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 892.62 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kallandhiri

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

Kallandhiri lies about 16 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, 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 Kallandhiri
Nearest town Kannānendal 10 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 16 km
District headquarters Madurai 16 km

Villages closest to Kallandhiri

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Kallandhiri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallandhiri village had a population of 6,232. That makes it the 6th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Kallandhiri village has 3,100 males and 3,132 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallandhiri has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kallandhiri is 625301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallandhiri covers 892.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kallandhiri falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kallandhiri is Kudalnagar, 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 village for Kallandhiri.

Kallandhiri is about 16 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallandhiri is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 10 km away. Kudalnagar is about 15 km away. Madurai North is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poyyakaraipatti (under 2 km), Kollankulam (2.2 km) and Manjampatti (2.5 km).

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

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