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About Kovilpalayam Village

Kovilpalayam is a mid sized village in Tiruchengode tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,028, made up of 530 males and 498 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 213.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637265, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilpalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilpalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Tiruchengode
Pincode 637265
Area (hectares) 213.72 hectares
Population 1,028
Male Population 530
Female Population 498
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
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 Kovilpalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kovilpalayam is the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents. Its 213.72 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

Getting to Kovilpalayam

Kovilpalayam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kovilpalayam 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 Kovilpalayam from other places

Kovilpalayam lies about 30 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Sankari Durg, about 11 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 Kovilpalayam
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchengode 6.0 km
Nearest railway station Sankari Durg 11 km
District headquarters Namakkal 30 km

Villages closest to Kovilpalayam

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 Kovilpalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilpalayam village had a population of 1,028. That makes it the 71st largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,079 residents.

Kovilpalayam village has 530 males and 498 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilpalayam has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1114.

The pincode recorded for Kovilpalayam is 637265. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilpalayam covers 213.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kovilpalayam is Sankari Durg, about 11 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 Kovilpalayam.

Kovilpalayam is about 30 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilpalayam is in Tiruchengode tehsil of Namakkal district. Tiruchengode is about 6.0 km away. Sankari Durg is about 11 km away. Namakkal is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mettupalayam (under 2 km), Sakthinayakkanpalayam (2.0 km) and Elaiyampalayam (2.4 km).

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

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