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About Kalugachalapuram Village

Kalugachalapuram is a mid sized village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 633, made up of 308 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,055 females per 1000 males. The village covers 802.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalugachalapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalugachalapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ettayapuram
Pincode 628902
Area (hectares) 802.13 hectares
Population 633
Male Population 308
Female Population 325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,055
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalugachalapuram compares

By the 2011 count Kalugachalapuram is the 39th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 802.13 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Kalugachalapuram

Kalugachalapuram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kalugachalapuram as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kalugachalapuram from other places

Kalugachalapuram lies about 31 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kadambur, about 11 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 Kalugachalapuram
Nearest railway station Kadambur 11 km
Nearest town Milavittan 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Ettayapuram 31 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 31 km

Villages closest to Kalugachalapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalugachalapuram village had a population of 633. That makes it the 39th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Kalugachalapuram village has 308 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalugachalapuram has about 1055 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Kalugachalapuram is 628902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalugachalapuram covers 802.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalugachalapuram falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalugachalapuram is Kadambur, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kalugachalapuram.

Kalugachalapuram is about 31 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalugachalapuram is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kadambur is about 11 km away. Milavittan is about 23 km away. Ettayapuram is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pungavarnatham (8.1 km), Kannakkattai (8.3 km) and Cholapuram (10 km).

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

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