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About Kallal Village

Kallal is one of the larger villages in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,100, made up of 3,460 males and 3,640 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,052 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1051.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630305
Area (hectares) 1051.14 hectares
Population 7,100
Male Population 3,460
Female Population 3,640
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,052
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kallal compares

By the 2011 count Kallal is the largest village in the tehsil by population, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1051.14 hectares work out to about 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kallal

Kallal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kallal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kallal from other places

Kallal lies about 25 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 1.9 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 Kallal
Nearest railway station Kallal 1.9 km
Nearest town Sankarapatti 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 14 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 25 km

Villages closest to Kallal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallal village had a population of 7,100. That makes it the largest village in the tehsil by population, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Kallal village has 3,460 males and 3,640 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallal has about 1052 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kallal is 630305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallal covers 1051.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kallal falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kallal is Kallal, about 1.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kallal.

Kallal is about 25 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallal is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kallal is about 1.9 km away. Sankarapatti is about 11 km away. Karaikkudi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurudampattu (2.8 km), Alampattu (3.2 km) and Kallupatti (4.4 km).

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

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