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About Kudiraikulam Village

Kudiraikulam is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 641 males and 565 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 881 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1167.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628718, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kudiraikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kudiraikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628718
Area (hectares) 1167.56 hectares
Population 1,206
Male Population 641
Female Population 565
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 881
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 Kudiraikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kudiraikulam is the 44th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 1167.56 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to Kudiraikulam

Kudiraikulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kudiraikulam 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 Kudiraikulam from other places

Kudiraikulam lies about 32 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Illavalengal, about 8.4 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 Kudiraikulam
Nearest railway station Illavalengal 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 12 km
Nearest town Kovilpatti 23 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 32 km

Villages closest to Kudiraikulam

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 Kudiraikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kudiraikulam village had a population of 1,206. That makes it the 44th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

Kudiraikulam village has 641 males and 565 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kudiraikulam has about 881 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for Kudiraikulam is 628718. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kudiraikulam covers 1167.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kudiraikulam is Illavalengal, about 8.4 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 Kudiraikulam.

Kudiraikulam is about 32 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kudiraikulam is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Illavalengal is about 8.4 km away. Ottapidaram is about 12 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 Jambulingapuram (under 2 km), Sillangulam (1.5 km) and Kumara Ettaiyapuram (2.9 km).

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

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