About Kappalur Village

Kappalur is a large village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,033, made up of 1,015 males and 1,018 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1355.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630311, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Devakottai
Pincode	630311
Area (hectares)	1355.63 hectares
Population	2,033
Male Population	1,015
Female Population	1,018
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,003
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 Kappalur compares

By the 2011 count Kappalur is the 17th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 1355.63 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kappalur

Kappalur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kappalur 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 Kappalur from other places

Kappalur lies about 51 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Periyakottai, about 20 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 Kappalur
Tehsil headquarters	Devakottai	12 km
Nearest railway station	Periyakottai	20 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	51 km

Villages closest to Kappalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappalur village had a population of 2,033. That makes it the 17th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Kappalur village has 1,015 males and 1,018 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappalur has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kappalur is 630311. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappalur covers 1355.63 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.

Kappalur falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kappalur is Periyakottai, about 20 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 Kappalur.

Kappalur is about 51 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappalur is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 12 km away. Periyakottai is about 20 km away. Sivaganga is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.