About Kalaikulam Village

Kalaikulam is a mid sized village in Ilayangudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 298 males and 341 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,144 females per 1000 males. The village covers 400.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630709, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalaikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Sivaganga
Tehsil	Ilayangudi
Pincode	630709
Area (hectares)	400.87 hectares
Population	639
Male Population	298
Female Population	341
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,144
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kalaikulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents. Its 400.87 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

Getting to Kalaikulam

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

Kalaikulam lies about 5.1 km from Sivaganga. 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 Kalaikulam
District headquarters	Sivaganga	5.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ilayangudi	24 km

Villages closest to Kalaikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalaikulam village had a population of 639. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,657 residents.

Kalaikulam village has 298 males and 341 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalaikulam has about 1144 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1049.

The pincode recorded for Kalaikulam is 630709. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalaikulam covers 400.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalaikulam falls under Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kalaikulam notes the nearest railway station 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 Kalaikulam.

Kalaikulam is about 5.1 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalaikulam is in Ilayangudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sivaganga is about 5.1 km away. Ilayangudi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.