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About Kallikulam Village

Kallikulam is a mid sized village in Kamuthi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,170, made up of 587 males and 583 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 704.55 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Kamuthi
Pincode 623708
Area (hectares) 704.55 hectares
Population 1,170
Male Population 587
Female Population 583
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kallikulam is the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents. Its 704.55 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kallikulam

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

Kallikulam lies about 42 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sudiyur, about 15 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 Kallikulam
Tehsil headquarters Kamuthi 12 km
Nearest railway station Sudiyur 15 km
Nearest town Paramagudi 17 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 42 km

Villages closest to Kallikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallikulam village had a population of 1,170. That makes it the 39th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,301 residents.

Kallikulam village has 587 males and 583 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallikulam has about 993 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 986.

The pincode recorded for Kallikulam is 623708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallikulam covers 704.55 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kallikulam falls under Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kallikulam is Sudiyur, about 15 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 Kallikulam.

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

Kallikulam is in Kamuthi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Kamuthi is about 12 km away. Sudiyur is about 15 km away. Paramagudi is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achchangulam (2.9 km), Natham (3.0 km) and Abiramam (3.8 km).

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

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