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About Kovilthirumalam Village

Kovilthirumalam is a large village in Nannilam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,745, made up of 1,375 males and 1,370 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 996 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609503, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilthirumalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilthirumalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Nannilam
Pincode 609503
Area (hectares) 467.02 hectares
Population 2,745
Male Population 1,375
Female Population 1,370
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 996
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kovilthirumalam compares

By the 2011 count Kovilthirumalam is the 11th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents. Its 467.02 hectares work out to about 5.9 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 Kovilthirumalam

Kovilthirumalam 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 Kovilthirumalam 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 Kovilthirumalam from other places

Kovilthirumalam lies about 17 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Punthottam, about 1.9 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 Kovilthirumalam
Nearest railway station Punthottam 1.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Nannilam 8.0 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 17 km

Villages closest to Kovilthirumalam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilthirumalam village had a population of 2,745. That makes it the 11th largest of the 70 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,703 residents.

Kovilthirumalam village has 1,375 males and 1,370 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilthirumalam has about 996 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 Kovilthirumalam is 609503. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilthirumalam covers 467.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kovilthirumalam falls under Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilthirumalam is Punthottam, about 1.9 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 Kovilthirumalam.

Kovilthirumalam is about 17 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilthirumalam is in Nannilam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Punthottam is about 1.9 km away. Nannilam is about 8.0 km away. Thiruvarur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kothavasal (under 2 km), Agarathirumalam (under 2 km) and Rettakudi (2.5 km).

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

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