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About Ilankudi Village

Ilankudi is a large village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,520, made up of 1,199 males and 1,321 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 992.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ilankudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ilankudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Tirupathur
Pincode 630307
Area (hectares) 992.41 hectares
Population 2,520
Male Population 1,199
Female Population 1,321
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,102
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ilankudi compares

By the 2011 count Ilankudi is the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 992.41 hectares work out to about 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Ilankudi

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

Ilankudi lies about 34 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 8.1 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 Ilankudi
Nearest town Sankarapatti 6.2 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirupathur 34 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 34 km

Villages closest to Ilankudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ilankudi village had a population of 2,520. That makes it the 36th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Ilankudi village has 1,199 males and 1,321 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ilankudi has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Ilankudi is 630307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ilankudi covers 992.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ilankudi falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ilankudi is Devakottai Road, about 8.1 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 Ilankudi.

Ilankudi is about 34 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ilankudi is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sankarapatti is about 6.2 km away. Devakottai Road is about 8.1 km away. Tirupathur is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thattati (2.7 km), Kambanur (4.0 km) and Siravayal (5.5 km).

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

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