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About Killanur Village

Killanur is a large village in Kulathur tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,032, made up of 1,024 males and 1,008 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 927.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Killanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Killanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Kulathur
Pincode 622203
Area (hectares) 927.05 hectares
Population 2,032
Male Population 1,024
Female Population 1,008
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 984
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Killanur compares

By the 2011 count Killanur is the 36th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents. Its 927.05 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Killanur

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

Killanur lies about 21 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Keeranur, about 12 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 Killanur
Nearest railway station Keeranur 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Kulathur 21 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 21 km

Villages closest to Killanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Killanur village had a population of 2,032. That makes it the 36th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,131 residents.

Killanur village has 1,024 males and 1,008 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Killanur has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Killanur is 622203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Killanur covers 927.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Killanur falls under Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Killanur is Keeranur, about 12 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 Killanur.

Killanur is about 21 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Killanur is in Kulathur tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Keeranur is about 12 km away. Kulathur is about 21 km away. Pudukkottai is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perambur (1.9 km), Veerakkudi (2.7 km) and Andakkulam (2.9 km).

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

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