About Kovilur Village

Kovilur is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 625, made up of 313 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 997 females per 1000 males. The village covers 407.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Yercaud
Pincode	636601
Area (hectares)	407.87 hectares
Population	625
Male Population	313
Female Population	312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	997
Bus Service (public)	Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilur compares

By the 2011 count Kovilur is the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 407.87 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 992.

Getting to Kovilur

Kovilur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kovilur as Available within 10+ km distance. 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 Kovilur from other places

Kovilur lies about 3.0 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Salem East, about under 2 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 Kovilur
Nearest railway station	Salem East	under 2 km
District headquarters	Salem	3.0 km
Tehsil headquarters	Yercaud	13 km

Villages closest to Kovilur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilur village had a population of 625. That makes it the 18th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kovilur village has 313 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilur has about 997 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 992.

The pincode recorded for Kovilur is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilur covers 407.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kovilur falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilur is Salem East, about under 2 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 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kovilur.

Kovilur is about 3.0 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilur is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Salem East is about under 2 km away. Salem is about 3.0 km away. Yercaud is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.