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About Koilkanapoor Village

Koilkanapoor is a mid sized village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,036, made up of 540 males and 496 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 919 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.24 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koilkanapoor Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koilkanapoor village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 610207
Area (hectares) 264.24 hectares
Population 1,036
Male Population 540
Female Population 496
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 919
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koilkanapoor compares

By the 2011 count Koilkanapoor is the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 264.24 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Koilkanapoor

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

Koilkanapoor lies about 19 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Tirunellikaval, about 6.6 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 Koilkanapoor
Nearest railway station Tirunellikaval 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 11 km
Nearest town Thiruvarur 12 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 19 km

Villages closest to Koilkanapoor

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 Koilkanapoor

As per the Census of India 2011, Koilkanapoor village had a population of 1,036. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Koilkanapoor village has 540 males and 496 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koilkanapoor has about 919 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Koilkanapoor is 610207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koilkanapoor covers 264.24 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Koilkanapoor is Tirunellikaval, about 6.6 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 Koilkanapoor.

Koilkanapoor is about 19 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koilkanapoor is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tirunellikaval is about 6.6 km away. Kilvelur is about 11 km away. Thiruvarur is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Koorathangudi (1.5 km), Sathiyakudi (2.7 km) and Sigar (3.1 km).

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

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