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About Kallankudi Village

Kallankudi is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 538, made up of 271 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 646.86 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallankudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallankudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630106
Area (hectares) 646.86 hectares
Population 538
Male Population 271
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kallankudi compares

By the 2011 count Kallankudi is the 53rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 646.86 hectares work out to about 0.8 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 well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kallankudi

Kallankudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kallankudi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kallankudi from other places

Kallankudi lies about 47 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kandanur Puduvayal, about 2.8 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 Kallankudi
Nearest railway station Kandanur Puduvayal 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 7.9 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 7.9 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 47 km

Villages closest to Kallankudi

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 Kallankudi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallankudi village had a population of 538. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Kallankudi village has 271 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallankudi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kallankudi is 630106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallankudi covers 646.86 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kallankudi is Kandanur Puduvayal, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kallankudi is about 47 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallankudi is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kandanur Puduvayal is about 2.8 km away. Karaikkudi is about 7.9 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 7.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kandanur (1.9 km), Kottaiyur (2.5 km) and Velangudi R F (2.6 km).

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

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