About Kovilur Village

Kovilur is a large village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,362, made up of 2,132 males and 2,230 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,046 females per 1000 males. The village covers 807.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Pudukkottai
Tehsil	Alangudi
Pincode	622301
Area (hectares)	807.68 hectares
Population	4,362
Male Population	2,132
Female Population	2,230
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,046
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilur compares

By the 2011 count Kovilur is the 7th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 807.68 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kovilur

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

Kovilur lies about 14 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Pudukkotai, 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 Kovilur
Tehsil headquarters	Alangudi	4.1 km
District headquarters	Pudukkottai	14 km
Nearest railway station	Pudukkotai	16 km

Villages closest to Kovilur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilur village had a population of 4,362. That makes it the 7th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Kovilur village has 2,132 males and 2,230 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilur has about 1046 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kovilur is 622301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilur covers 807.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kovilur falls under Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilur is Pudukkotai, 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 Kovilur.

Kovilur is about 14 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilur is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Alangudi is about 4.1 km away. Pudukkottai is about 14 km away. Pudukkotai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.