About Kovilacheri Village

Kovilacheri is a mid sized village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,700, made up of 842 males and 858 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 241.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilacheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilacheri village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Kumbakonam
Pincode	612503
Area (hectares)	241.62 hectares
Population	1,700
Male Population	842
Female Population	858
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilacheri compares

By the 2011 count Kovilacheri is the 50th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 241.62 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kovilacheri

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

Kovilacheri lies about 40 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Tirunageswaram, about 6.2 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 Kovilacheri
Nearest railway station	Tirunageswaram	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kumbakonam	7.5 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	40 km

Villages closest to Kovilacheri

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

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Common questions about Kovilacheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilacheri village had a population of 1,700. That makes it the 50th largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Kovilacheri village has 842 males and 858 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilacheri has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kovilacheri is 612503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilacheri covers 241.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kovilacheri falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilacheri is Tirunageswaram, about 6.2 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 Kovilacheri.

Kovilacheri is about 40 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilacheri is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Tirunageswaram is about 6.2 km away. Kumbakonam is about 7.5 km away. Thanjavur is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.