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About Kiraipatti Village

Kiraipatti is a small village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 282, made up of 151 males and 131 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 868 females per 1000 males. The village covers 154.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kiraipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kiraipatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636104
Area (hectares) 154.03 hectares
Population 282
Male Population 151
Female Population 131
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 868
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kiraipatti compares

By the 2011 count Kiraipatti is the 53rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 154.03 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kiraipatti

Kiraipatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kiraipatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kiraipatti from other places

Kiraipatti lies about 33 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 16 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 Kiraipatti
Nearest town Pallippatti 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 16 km
Nearest railway station Valappadi Gate 16 km
District headquarters Salem 33 km

Villages closest to Kiraipatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kiraipatti village had a population of 282. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Kiraipatti village has 151 males and 131 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kiraipatti has about 868 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kiraipatti is 636104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kiraipatti covers 154.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kiraipatti falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kiraipatti is Valappadi Gate, about 16 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 - 10 km distance for Kiraipatti.

Kiraipatti is about 33 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kiraipatti is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Pallippatti is about 16 km away. Vazhapadi is about 16 km away. Valappadi Gate is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pungamaduvu (2.6 km), Kankatti Ala (2.7 km) and Chinnavelampatti (3.8 km).

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

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