About Kolappadu Village

Kolappadu is a large village in Thirukkuvalai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,020, made up of 1,502 males and 1,518 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 497.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 610207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolappadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolappadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Thirukkuvalai
Pincode	610207
Area (hectares)	497.27 hectares
Population	3,020
Male Population	1,502
Female Population	1,518
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,011
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kolappadu compares

By the 2011 count Kolappadu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents. Its 497.27 hectares work out to about 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Kolappadu

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

Kolappadu lies about 22 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Ammanur, about 5.3 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 Kolappadu
Nearest railway station	Ammanur	5.3 km
Nearest town	Thiruthuraipoondi	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thirukkuvalai	22 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	22 km

Villages closest to Kolappadu

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

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Common questions about Kolappadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolappadu village had a population of 3,020. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,736 residents.

Kolappadu village has 1,502 males and 1,518 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolappadu has about 1011 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 Kolappadu is 610207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolappadu covers 497.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolappadu falls under Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolappadu is Ammanur, about 5.3 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 Kolappadu.

Kolappadu is about 22 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolappadu is in Thirukkuvalai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Ammanur is about 5.3 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi is about 14 km away. Thirukkuvalai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.