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About Kila Eral Village

Kila Eral is a large village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,491, made up of 1,178 males and 1,313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,115 females per 1000 males. The village covers 920.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628908, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kila Eral Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kila Eral village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ettayapuram
Pincode 628908
Area (hectares) 920.28 hectares
Population 2,491
Male Population 1,178
Female Population 1,313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,115
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kila Eral compares

By the 2011 count Kila Eral is the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 920.28 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Kila Eral

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

Kila Eral lies about 20 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kurumbur, about 4.8 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 Kila Eral
Nearest railway station Kurumbur 4.8 km
Nearest town Arumuganeri 9.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ettayapuram 20 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 20 km

Villages closest to Kila Eral

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 Kila Eral

As per the Census of India 2011, Kila Eral village had a population of 2,491. That makes it the 6th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Kila Eral village has 1,178 males and 1,313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kila Eral has about 1115 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Kila Eral is 628908. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kila Eral covers 920.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kila Eral falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kila Eral is Kurumbur, about 4.8 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 Kila Eral.

Kila Eral is about 20 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kila Eral is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kurumbur is about 4.8 km away. Arumuganeri is about 9.8 km away. Ettayapuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mela Eral (under 2 km), Rajapatti (under 2 km) and N Pudupatti (13 km).

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

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