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About Kavathayampatti Village

Kavathayampatti is a small village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 280, made up of 134 males and 146 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,090 females per 1000 males. The village covers 187.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavathayampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavathayampatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625105
Area (hectares) 187.56 hectares
Population 280
Male Population 134
Female Population 146
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,090
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kavathayampatti compares

By the 2011 count Kavathayampatti is the 73rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 187.56 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kavathayampatti

Kavathayampatti is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kavathayampatti as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kavathayampatti from other places

Kavathayampatti lies about 26 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 26 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 Kavathayampatti
Tehsil headquarters Melur 6.4 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 26 km
District headquarters Madurai 26 km

Villages closest to Kavathayampatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavathayampatti village had a population of 280. That makes it the 73rd largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Kavathayampatti village has 134 males and 146 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavathayampatti has about 1090 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kavathayampatti is 625105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavathayampatti covers 187.56 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.

Kavathayampatti falls under Melur tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kavathayampatti is Silaiman, about 26 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kavathayampatti.

Kavathayampatti is about 26 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavathayampatti is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 6.4 km away. Silaiman is about 26 km away. Madurai is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulipattii (1.8 km), Sennagarampatti (1.9 km) and Ettimangalam (2.2 km).

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

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