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About Kollankulam Village

Kollankulam is a small village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 397, made up of 200 males and 197 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kollankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kollankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625301
Area (hectares) 70.58 hectares
Population 397
Male Population 200
Female Population 197
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kollankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kollankulam is the 97th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 70.58 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kollankulam

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

Kollankulam lies about 14 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 13 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 Kollankulam
Nearest town Kannānendal 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 14 km
District headquarters Madurai 14 km

Villages closest to Kollankulam

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 Kollankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kollankulam village had a population of 397. That makes it the 97th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Kollankulam village has 200 males and 197 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kollankulam has about 985 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 983.

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

Kollankulam covers 70.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kollankulam is Kudalnagar, about 13 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 Kollankulam.

Kollankulam is about 14 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kollankulam is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 8.3 km away. Kudalnagar is about 13 km away. Madurai North is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Velliyankundram (under 2 km), Appanthirupathi (under 2 km) and Kallandhiri (2.2 km).

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

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