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About Kilavikulam Village

Kilavikulam is a small village in Melur tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 18, made up of 7 males and 11 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,571 females per 1000 males. The village covers 53.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilavikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilavikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Melur
Pincode 625110
Area (hectares) 53.78 hectares
Population 18
Male Population 7
Female Population 11
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,571
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilavikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kilavikulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents. Its 53.78 hectares work out to about 0.3 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 Kilavikulam

Kilavikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kilavikulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 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 Kilavikulam from other places

Kilavikulam lies about 17 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, 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 Kilavikulam
Tehsil headquarters Melur 11 km
Nearest railway station Silaiman 13 km
District headquarters Madurai 17 km

Villages closest to Kilavikulam

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 Kilavikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilavikulam village had a population of 18. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,077 residents.

Kilavikulam village has 7 males and 11 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilavikulam has about 1571 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kilavikulam is 625110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilavikulam covers 53.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kilavikulam is Silaiman, 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 - 10 km distance for Kilavikulam.

Kilavikulam is about 17 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilavikulam is in Melur tehsil of Madurai district. Melur is about 11 km away. Silaiman is about 13 km away. Madurai is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Urukalpuliyankulam (under 2 km), Marudur (under 2 km) and Mukkampatti (2.7 km).

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

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