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About Kilapanaiyur Village

Kilapanaiyur is a mid sized village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,641, made up of 838 males and 803 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 957.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilapanaiyur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilapanaiyur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623538
Area (hectares) 957.77 hectares
Population 1,641
Male Population 838
Female Population 803
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilapanaiyur compares

By the 2011 count Kilapanaiyur is the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 957.77 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kilapanaiyur

Kilapanaiyur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kilapanaiyur 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kilapanaiyur from other places

Kilapanaiyur lies about 39 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 37 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 Kilapanaiyur
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 7.7 km
Nearest town Devakottai 26 km
Nearest railway station Kallal 37 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 39 km

Villages closest to Kilapanaiyur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilapanaiyur village had a population of 1,641. That makes it the 47th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Kilapanaiyur village has 838 males and 803 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilapanaiyur has about 958 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kilapanaiyur is 623538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilapanaiyur covers 957.77 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.

Kilapanaiyur falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilapanaiyur is Kallal, about 37 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kilapanaiyur.

Kilapanaiyur is about 39 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilapanaiyur is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 7.7 km away. Devakottai is about 26 km away. Kallal is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arunuthimangalam (2.1 km), Pattamangalam (2.9 km) and Thottamangalam (3.4 km).

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

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