About Kandilan Village

Kandilan is a large village in Mudukulathur tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,410, made up of 1,210 males and 1,200 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1197.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandilan Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandilan village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Ramanathapuram
Tehsil	Mudukulathur
Pincode	623704
Area (hectares)	1197.8 hectares
Population	2,410
Male Population	1,210
Female Population	1,200
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	992
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandilan compares

By the 2011 count Kandilan is the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents. Its 1197.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 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 1022.

Getting to Kandilan

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

Kandilan lies about 36 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Sattirakkudi, about 24 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 Kandilan
Tehsil headquarters	Mudukulathur	3.2 km
Nearest railway station	Sattirakkudi	24 km
Nearest town	Paramagudi	27 km
District headquarters	Ramanathapuram	36 km

Villages closest to Kandilan

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandilan village had a population of 2,410. That makes it the 19th largest of the 42 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,349 residents.

Kandilan village has 1,210 males and 1,200 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandilan has about 992 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 1022.

The pincode recorded for Kandilan is 623704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandilan covers 1197.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandilan falls under Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandilan is Sattirakkudi, about 24 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 Kandilan.

Kandilan is about 36 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandilan is in Mudukulathur tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Mudukulathur is about 3.2 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 24 km away. Paramagudi is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.