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About Kilur Village

Kilur is a small village in Rasipuram tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 260, made up of 145 males and 115 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 793 females per 1000 males. The village covers 167.64 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637408, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Rasipuram
Pincode 637408
Area (hectares) 167.64 hectares
Population 260
Male Population 145
Female Population 115
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 793
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilur compares

By the 2011 count Kilur is the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents. Its 167.64 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

Getting to Kilur

Kilur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kilur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kilur from other places

Kilur lies about 35 km from Namakkal. 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 Kilur
Tehsil headquarters Rasipuram 8.8 km
District headquarters Namakkal 35 km

Villages closest to Kilur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilur village had a population of 260. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,246 residents.

Kilur village has 145 males and 115 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilur has about 793 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 955.

The pincode recorded for Kilur is 637408. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilur covers 167.64 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kilur falls under Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kilur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kilur.

Kilur is about 35 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilur is in Rasipuram tehsil of Namakkal district. Rasipuram is about 8.8 km away. Namakkal is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melur (2.0 km), Malayampatti (4.7 km) and Kallankulam (4.9 km).

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

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