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About Appaneri Village

Appaneri is a large village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,278, made up of 1,084 males and 1,194 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,101 females per 1000 males. The village covers 947.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Appaneri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Appaneri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Kovilpatti
Pincode 628502
Area (hectares) 947.77 hectares
Population 2,278
Male Population 1,084
Female Population 1,194
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,101
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Appaneri compares

By the 2011 count Appaneri is the 19th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 947.77 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Appaneri

Appaneri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Appaneri 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Appaneri from other places

Appaneri lies about 56 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kumarapuram, about 16 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 Appaneri
Nearest railway station Kumarapuram 16 km
Nearest town Sankarankovil 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Kovilpatti 23 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 56 km

Villages closest to Appaneri

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Appaneri village had a population of 2,278. That makes it the 19th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Appaneri village has 1,084 males and 1,194 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Appaneri has about 1101 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Appaneri is 628502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Appaneri covers 947.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Appaneri falls under Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Appaneri is Kumarapuram, about 16 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 village for Appaneri.

Appaneri is about 56 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Appaneri is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kumarapuram is about 16 km away. Sankarankovil is about 23 km away. Kovilpatti is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirumangalakuruchi (3.9 km), K Chidambarapuram (4.2 km) and Chettikurichi (5.1 km).

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

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