About Karkalathur Village

Karkalathur is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,928, made up of 978 males and 950 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 971 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1065.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630312, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkalathur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Devakottai
Pincode	630312
Area (hectares)	1065.26 hectares
Population	1,928
Male Population	978
Female Population	950
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	971
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karkalathur compares

By the 2011 count Karkalathur is the 19th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 1065.26 hectares work out to about 1.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Karkalathur

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

Karkalathur lies about 71 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, about 32 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 Karkalathur
Nearest railway station	Arantangi	32 km
Nearest town	Arantāngi	32 km
Tehsil headquarters	Devakottai	34 km
District headquarters	Sivaganga	71 km

Villages closest to Karkalathur

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 Karkalathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkalathur village had a population of 1,928. That makes it the 19th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Karkalathur village has 978 males and 950 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkalathur has about 971 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Karkalathur is 630312. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkalathur covers 1065.26 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.

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

The nearest railway station to Karkalathur is Arantangi, about 32 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 village for Karkalathur.

Karkalathur is about 71 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkalathur is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Arantangi is about 32 km away. Arantāngi is about 32 km away. Devakottai is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.