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About Kilapalayam Village

Kilapalayam is a mid sized village in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,826, made up of 929 males and 897 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1063.75 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Tiruchengode
Pincode 637202
Area (hectares) 1063.75 hectares
Population 1,826
Male Population 929
Female Population 897
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kilapalayam is the 51st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 1063.75 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Kilapalayam

Kilapalayam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kilapalayam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kilapalayam from other places

Kilapalayam lies about 24 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Sankari Durg, about 17 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 Kilapalayam
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchengode 12 km
Nearest railway station Sankari Durg 17 km
District headquarters Namakkal 24 km

Villages closest to Kilapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilapalayam village had a population of 1,826. That makes it the 51st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Kilapalayam village has 929 males and 897 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilapalayam has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Kilapalayam is 637202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilapalayam covers 1063.75 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kilapalayam falls under Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilapalayam is Sankari Durg, about 17 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kilapalayam.

Kilapalayam is about 24 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilapalayam is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Tiruchengode is about 12 km away. Sankari Durg is about 17 km away. Namakkal is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Illupuli (2.0 km), Pullagoundampatti (2.4 km) and Agaram (2.9 km).

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

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