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About Kilangadu Village

Kilangadu is a mid sized village in Karambakudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,273, made up of 638 males and 635 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 455.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilangadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilangadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Karambakudi
Pincode 614902
Area (hectares) 455.78 hectares
Population 1,273
Male Population 638
Female Population 635
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilangadu compares

By the 2011 count Kilangadu is the 33rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents. Its 455.78 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 1027.

Getting to Kilangadu

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

Kilangadu lies about 42 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Thanjavur Junction, about 23 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 Kilangadu
Nearest town Nānjikkottai 17 km
Nearest railway station Thanjavur Junction 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Karambakudi 34 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 42 km

Villages closest to Kilangadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilangadu village had a population of 1,273. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 47 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,042 residents.

Kilangadu village has 638 males and 635 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilangadu has about 995 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 1027.

The pincode recorded for Kilangadu is 614902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilangadu covers 455.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilangadu falls under Karambakudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilangadu is Thanjavur Junction, about 23 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 <5 km distance for Kilangadu.

Kilangadu is about 42 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilangadu is in Karambakudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Nānjikkottai is about 17 km away. Thanjavur Junction is about 23 km away. Karambakudi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pappapatti (1.5 km), Kirathur (2.1 km) and Mudalipatti (2.4 km).

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

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