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About Kilapidagai Village

Kilapidagai is a large village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,662, made up of 1,325 males and 1,337 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611111, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilapidagai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilapidagai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611111
Area (hectares) 593 hectares
Population 2,662
Male Population 1,325
Female Population 1,337
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilapidagai compares

By the 2011 count Kilapidagai is the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 593 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kilapidagai

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

Kilapidagai lies about 16 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 8.5 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 Kilapidagai
Nearest railway station Velankanni 8.5 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 17 km

Villages closest to Kilapidagai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilapidagai village had a population of 2,662. That makes it the 10th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Kilapidagai village has 1,325 males and 1,337 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilapidagai has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Kilapidagai is 611111. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilapidagai covers 593 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilapidagai falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilapidagai is Velankanni, about 8.5 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 Kilapidagai.

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

Kilapidagai is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Velankanni is about 8.5 km away. Nagapattinam is about 16 km away. Kilvelur 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 Thiruppoondi (under 2 km), Karunguni (2.2 km) and Karappidagai (2.7 km).

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

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