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About Kilavayal Village

Kilavayal is a large village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,228, made up of 1,115 males and 1,113 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 998 females per 1000 males. The village covers 941.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630309, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilavayal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilavayal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Tirupathur
Pincode 630309
Area (hectares) 941.13 hectares
Population 2,228
Male Population 1,115
Female Population 1,113
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 998
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilavayal compares

By the 2011 count Kilavayal is the 46th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 941.13 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Kilavayal

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

How far is Kilavayal from other places

Kilavayal lies about 27 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 13 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 Kilavayal
Nearest railway station Kallal 13 km
Nearest town Devakottai 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirupathur 27 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 27 km

Villages closest to Kilavayal

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 Kilavayal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilavayal village had a population of 2,228. That makes it the 46th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Kilavayal village has 1,115 males and 1,113 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilavayal has about 998 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Kilavayal is 630309. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilavayal covers 941.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kilavayal is Kallal, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kilavayal is about 27 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilavayal is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kallal is about 13 km away. Devakottai is about 13 km away. Tirupathur is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirumarudhur (13 km), Kallippatti (13 km) and Nemam (15 km).

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

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