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About Anaikulam Village

Anaikulam is a large village in Radhapuram tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,726, made up of 1,846 males and 1,880 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1416.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627117, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Anaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Anaikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Radhapuram
Pincode 627117
Area (hectares) 1416.67 hectares
Population 3,726
Male Population 1,846
Female Population 1,880
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Anaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Anaikulam is the 20th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents. Its 1416.67 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Anaikulam

Anaikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Anaikulam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Anaikulam from other places

Anaikulam lies about 36 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Dalapatisamudram, about 4.9 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 Anaikulam
Nearest railway station Dalapatisamudram 4.9 km
Nearest town Vadakku Valliyūr 6.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Radhapuram 14 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 36 km

Villages closest to Anaikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Anaikulam village had a population of 3,726. That makes it the 20th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents.

Anaikulam village has 1,846 males and 1,880 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Anaikulam has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Anaikulam is 627117. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Anaikulam covers 1416.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Anaikulam falls under Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Anaikulam is Dalapatisamudram, about 4.9 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 village for Anaikulam.

Anaikulam is about 36 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Anaikulam is in Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Dalapatisamudram is about 4.9 km away. Vadakku Valliyūr is about 6.6 km away. Radhapuram is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Achampadu (3.0 km), Kannanallur (3.3 km) and Terkukallikulam (5.2 km).

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

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