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About Kallikudi Village

Kallikudi is a large village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,067, made up of 1,008 males and 1,059 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,051 females per 1000 males. The village covers 714 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallikudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallikudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623608
Area (hectares) 714 hectares
Population 2,067
Male Population 1,008
Female Population 1,059
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,051
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kallikudi compares

By the 2011 count Kallikudi is the 27th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 714 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kallikudi

Kallikudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kallikudi as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kallikudi from other places

Kallikudi lies about 22 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 Kallikudi
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 22 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 22 km
Nearest railway station Sattirakkudi 24 km

Villages closest to Kallikudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallikudi village had a population of 2,067. That makes it the 27th largest of the 93 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Kallikudi village has 1,008 males and 1,059 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallikudi has about 1051 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kallikudi is 623608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallikudi covers 714 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kallikudi falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kallikudi is Sattirakkudi, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kallikudi.

Kallikudi is about 22 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallikudi is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Paramakudi is about 22 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 22 km away. Sattirakkudi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kakkanendal (under 2 km), Koonankulam (2.5 km) and Attangudi (3.1 km).

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

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