About Kalvay Village

Kalvay is a large village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,266, made up of 1,588 males and 1,678 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,057 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1116.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628622, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalvay Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalvay village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thoothukkudi
Tehsil	Srivaikuntam
Pincode	628622
Area (hectares)	1116.9 hectares
Population	3,266
Male Population	1,588
Female Population	1,678
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,057
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kalvay compares

By the 2011 count Kalvay is the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 1116.9 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kalvay

Kalvay is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalvay as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kalvay from other places

Kalvay lies about 34 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Srivaikuntam, about 4.1 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 Kalvay
Nearest railway station	Srivaikuntam	4.1 km
Nearest town	Arumuganeri	24 km
District headquarters	Thoothukkudi	34 km

Villages closest to Kalvay

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalvay village had a population of 3,266. That makes it the 18th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Kalvay village has 1,588 males and 1,678 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalvay has about 1057 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kalvay is 628622. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalvay covers 1116.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalvay falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalvay is Srivaikuntam, about 4.1 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 - 10 km distance for Kalvay.

Kalvay is about 34 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalvay is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Srivaikuntam is about 4.1 km away. Arumuganeri is about 24 km away. Thoothukkudi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.