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About Kallangudi Village

Kallangudi is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 680 males and 697 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,025 females per 1000 males. The village covers 894.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630302, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630302
Area (hectares) 894.68 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 680
Female Population 697
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,025
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallangudi compares

By the 2011 count Kallangudi is the 32nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 894.68 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, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kallangudi

Kallangudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kallangudi as Available within village. 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 Kallangudi from other places

Kallangudi lies about 31 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 12 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 Kallangudi
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 7.7 km
Nearest railway station Kallal 12 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 31 km

Villages closest to Kallangudi

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.

Common questions about Kallangudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallangudi village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Kallangudi village has 680 males and 697 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallangudi has about 1025 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kallangudi is 630302. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallangudi covers 894.68 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Kallangudi is Kallal, about 12 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 km distance for Kallangudi.

Kallangudi is about 31 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallangudi is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 7.7 km away. Kallal is about 12 km away. Sivaganga is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Egaraikottaivayal (1.7 km), Nachankulam (3.1 km) and Karai (3.2 km).

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

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