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About Kalappaipatti Village

Kalappaipatti is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,738, made up of 849 males and 889 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,047 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1605.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627352, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalappaipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalappaipatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 627352
Area (hectares) 1605.82 hectares
Population 1,738
Male Population 849
Female Population 889
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,047
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalappaipatti compares

By the 2011 count Kalappaipatti is the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1605.82 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kalappaipatti

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

Kalappaipatti lies about 37 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Naraikkinar, about 3.6 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 Kalappaipatti
Nearest railway station Naraikkinar 3.6 km
Nearest town Tirunelveli 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 23 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 37 km

Villages closest to Kalappaipatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalappaipatti village had a population of 1,738. That makes it the 26th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Kalappaipatti village has 849 males and 889 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalappaipatti has about 1047 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kalappaipatti is 627352. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalappaipatti covers 1605.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalappaipatti falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalappaipatti is Naraikkinar, about 3.6 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 km distance for Kalappaipatti.

Kalappaipatti is about 37 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalappaipatti is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Naraikkinar is about 3.6 km away. Tirunelveli is about 22 km away. Ottapidaram 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 Govindapuram (2.3 km), Keelakottai (4.1 km) and Kottali (4.1 km).

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

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