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About Kallanai Village

Kallanai is a large village in Thirumangalam tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,112, made up of 1,080 males and 1,032 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625022, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallanai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Thirumangalam
Pincode 625022
Area (hectares) 276.33 hectares
Population 2,112
Male Population 1,080
Female Population 1,032
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallanai compares

By the 2011 count Kallanai is the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents. Its 276.33 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

Getting to Kallanai

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

Kallanai lies about 20 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Sivarakottai, about 6.7 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 Kallanai
Nearest railway station Sivarakottai 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Thirumangalam 10 km
Nearest town Tirumangalam 10 km
District headquarters Madurai 20 km

Villages closest to Kallanai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallanai village had a population of 2,112. That makes it the 29th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,931 residents.

Kallanai village has 1,080 males and 1,032 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallanai has about 956 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 988.

The pincode recorded for Kallanai is 625022. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallanai covers 276.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kallanai falls under Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kallanai is Sivarakottai, about 6.7 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 Kallanai.

Kallanai is about 20 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallanai is in Thirumangalam tehsil of Madurai district. Sivarakottai is about 6.7 km away. Thirumangalam is about 10 km away. Tirumangalam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melauppiligundu (under 2 km), Kokkulam (2.0 km) and Chinnaulagani (2.4 km).

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

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