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About Kovilur Village

Kovilur is a large village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,287, made up of 2,168 males and 2,119 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 506.52 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630307
Area (hectares) 506.52 hectares
Population 4,287
Male Population 2,168
Female Population 2,119
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kovilur compares

By the 2011 count Kovilur is the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 506.52 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. 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 Kovilur

Kovilur 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 Kovilur 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 Kovilur from other places

Kovilur lies about 39 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 5.1 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 Kovilur
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 3.0 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 3.0 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 5.1 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 39 km

Villages closest to Kovilur

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 Kovilur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilur village had a population of 4,287. That makes it the 5th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Kovilur village has 2,168 males and 2,119 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilur has about 977 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 Kovilur is 630307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilur covers 506.52 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kovilur is Devakottai Road, about 5.1 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 Kovilur.

Kovilur is about 39 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilur is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Karaikkudi is about 3.0 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 3.0 km away. Devakottai Road is about 5.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Managirisuganendal (2.9 km), Karaikudi Rf (3.0 km) and Senjai (3.3 km).

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

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