About Kovilpathu Village

Kovilpathu is a large village in Vedaranyam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,213, made up of 1,633 males and 1,580 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 968 females per 1000 males. The village covers 567 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilpathu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilpathu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Nagapattinam
Tehsil	Vedaranyam
Pincode	611112
Area (hectares)	567 hectares
Population	3,213
Male Population	1,633
Female Population	1,580
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	968
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilpathu compares

By the 2011 count Kovilpathu is the 24th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents. Its 567 hectares work out to about 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kovilpathu

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

Kovilpathu lies about 25 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kuruvappulam, about 15 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 Kovilpathu
Nearest railway station	Kuruvappulam	15 km
Nearest town	Vedaraniyam	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vedaranyam	25 km
District headquarters	Nagapattinam	25 km

Villages closest to Kovilpathu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilpathu village had a population of 3,213. That makes it the 24th largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,596 residents.

Kovilpathu village has 1,633 males and 1,580 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilpathu has about 968 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 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kovilpathu is 611112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilpathu covers 567 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kovilpathu falls under Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilpathu is Kuruvappulam, about 15 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 Kovilpathu.

Kovilpathu is about 25 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilpathu is in Vedaranyam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kuruvappulam is about 15 km away. Vedaraniyam is about 19 km away. Vedaranyam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.