About Karadikulam Village

Karadikulam is a large village in Kovilpatti tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,095, made up of 1,494 males and 1,601 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,072 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karadikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karadikulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Kovilpatti
Pincode	628552
Area (hectares)	764.85 hectares
Population	3,095
Male Population	1,494
Female Population	1,601
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,072
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karadikulam compares

By the 2011 count Karadikulam is the 10th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents. Its 764.85 hectares work out to about 4.0 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 Karadikulam

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

Karadikulam lies about 62 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kumarapuram, about 15 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 Karadikulam
Nearest railway station	Kumarapuram	15 km
Nearest town	Sankarankovil	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kovilpatti	21 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	62 km

Villages closest to Karadikulam

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.

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Common questions about Karadikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Karadikulam village had a population of 3,095. That makes it the 10th largest of the 72 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,812 residents.

Karadikulam village has 1,494 males and 1,601 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karadikulam has about 1072 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Karadikulam is 628552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karadikulam covers 764.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karadikulam is Kumarapuram, about 15 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 Karadikulam.

Karadikulam is about 62 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karadikulam is in Kovilpatti tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kumarapuram is about 15 km away. Sankarankovil is about 18 km away. Kovilpatti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.