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About Kalacheri Village

Kalacheri is a large village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,500, made up of 1,756 males and 1,744 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 993 females per 1000 males. The village covers 638.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612803, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalacheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalacheri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 612803
Area (hectares) 638.35 hectares
Population 3,500
Male Population 1,756
Female Population 1,744
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 993
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalacheri compares

By the 2011 count Kalacheri is the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 638.35 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1003.

Getting to Kalacheri

Kalacheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalacheri as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kalacheri from other places

Kalacheri lies about 28 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Koyilvenni, about 3.8 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 Kalacheri
Nearest railway station Koyilvenni 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 5.1 km
Nearest town Mannargudi 12 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 28 km

Villages closest to Kalacheri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalacheri village had a population of 3,500. That makes it the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Kalacheri village has 1,756 males and 1,744 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalacheri has about 993 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kalacheri is 612803. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalacheri covers 638.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalacheri falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalacheri is Koyilvenni, about 3.8 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kalacheri.

Kalacheri is about 28 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalacheri is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koyilvenni is about 3.8 km away. Needamangalam is about 5.1 km away. Mannargudi is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Munnaval Kottai (1.8 km), Chettichatram (2.5 km) and Rayapuram (2.7 km).

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

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