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About Kovilur Devasthanam Village

Kovilur Devasthanam is a small village in Alangudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 236, made up of 117 males and 119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,017 females per 1000 males. The village covers 92.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilur Devasthanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilur Devasthanam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Alangudi
Pincode 622301
Area (hectares) 92.29 hectares
Population 236
Male Population 117
Female Population 119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,017
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilur Devasthanam compares

By the 2011 count Kovilur Devasthanam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents. Its 92.29 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kovilur Devasthanam

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

Kovilur Devasthanam 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 Devasthanam
Tehsil headquarters Alangudi 4.4 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 14 km
Nearest railway station Pudukkotai 16 km

Villages closest to Kovilur Devasthanam

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.

Common questions about Kovilur Devasthanam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilur Devasthanam village had a population of 236. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,124 residents.

Kovilur Devasthanam village has 117 males and 119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilur Devasthanam has about 1017 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

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

Kovilur Devasthanam covers 92.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kovilur Devasthanam 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 Devasthanam.

Kovilur Devasthanam 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 Devasthanam is in Alangudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Alangudi is about 4.4 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.

The closest recorded villages are Kovilur (under 2 km), Pudukkottai Viduthy (under 2 km) and Ayipatti (1.8 km).

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

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