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About Kilpidagaiappankovil Village

Kilpidagaiappankovil is a mid sized village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 875, made up of 403 males and 472 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 406.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilpidagaiappankovil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilpidagaiappankovil village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Srivaikuntam
Pincode 628612
Area (hectares) 406.61 hectares
Population 875
Male Population 403
Female Population 472
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kilpidagaiappankovil compares

By the 2011 count Kilpidagaiappankovil is the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 406.61 hectares work out to about 2.2 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 Kilpidagaiappankovil

The census records public bus service for Kilpidagaiappankovil 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kilpidagaiappankovil from other places

Kilpidagaiappankovil lies about 26 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Alwar Tirunagari, about 2.2 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 Kilpidagaiappankovil
Nearest railway station Alwar Tirunagari 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivaikuntam 5.7 km
Nearest town Arumuganeri 15 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 26 km

Villages closest to Kilpidagaiappankovil

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.

Common questions about Kilpidagaiappankovil

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilpidagaiappankovil village had a population of 875. That makes it the 55th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Kilpidagaiappankovil village has 403 males and 472 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilpidagaiappankovil has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kilpidagaiappankovil is 628612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilpidagaiappankovil covers 406.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kilpidagaiappankovil is Alwar Tirunagari, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 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 Kilpidagaiappankovil.

Kilpidagaiappankovil is about 26 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilpidagaiappankovil is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Alwar Tirunagari is about 2.2 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 5.7 km away. Arumuganeri is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilpidagai Varadarajapuram (1.5 km), Parakramapandi (2.7 km) and Perur (3.8 km).

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

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