About Kaikalathur Village

Kaikalathur is a large village in Veppanthattai tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,345, made up of 1,673 males and 1,672 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1606.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaikalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaikalathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Perambalur
Tehsil	Veppanthattai
Pincode	621117
Area (hectares)	1606.82 hectares
Population	3,345
Male Population	1,673
Female Population	1,672
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	999
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kaikalathur compares

By the 2011 count Kaikalathur is the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents. Its 1606.82 hectares work out to about 2.1 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 1022.

Getting to Kaikalathur

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

Kaikalathur lies about 28 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Melnariyappanur, about 16 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 Kaikalathur
Nearest railway station	Melnariyappanur	16 km
Nearest town	Chinna Salem	17 km
Tehsil headquarters	Veppanthattai	28 km
District headquarters	Perambalur	28 km

Villages closest to Kaikalathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaikalathur village had a population of 3,345. That makes it the 13th largest of the 28 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,612 residents.

Kaikalathur village has 1,673 males and 1,672 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaikalathur has about 999 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kaikalathur is 621117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaikalathur covers 1606.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaikalathur falls under Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kaikalathur is Melnariyappanur, about 16 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 Kaikalathur.

Kaikalathur is about 28 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaikalathur is in Veppanthattai tehsil of Perambalur district. Melnariyappanur is about 16 km away. Chinna Salem is about 17 km away. Veppanthattai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.