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About Kildangal Village

Kildangal is a mid sized village in Tharangambadi tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,672, made up of 804 males and 868 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,080 females per 1000 males. The village covers 325.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kildangal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kildangal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Tharangambadi
Pincode 609301
Area (hectares) 325.87 hectares
Population 1,672
Male Population 804
Female Population 868
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,080
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kildangal compares

By the 2011 count Kildangal is the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents. Its 325.87 hectares work out to about 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

Getting to Kildangal

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

Kildangal lies about 38 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Vithisvarankol, about 16 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 Kildangal
Tehsil headquarters Tharangambadi 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Vithisvarankol 16 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 38 km

Villages closest to Kildangal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kildangal village had a population of 1,672. That makes it the 46th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,786 residents.

Kildangal village has 804 males and 868 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kildangal has about 1080 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1030.

The pincode recorded for Kildangal is 609301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kildangal covers 325.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kildangal falls under Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kildangal is Vithisvarankol, about 16 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 village for Kildangal.

Kildangal is about 38 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kildangal is in Tharangambadi tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Tharangambadi is about 8.9 km away. Vithisvarankol is about 16 km away. Nagapattinam is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mamakudi (under 2 km), Kalamanallur (under 2 km) and Marudampallam (2.5 km).

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

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