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About Appuvilai Village

Appuvilai is a large village in Radhapuram tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,212, made up of 1,111 males and 1,101 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 276.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627657, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Appuvilai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Appuvilai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Radhapuram
Pincode 627657
Area (hectares) 276.2 hectares
Population 2,212
Male Population 1,111
Female Population 1,101
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Appuvilai compares

By the 2011 count Appuvilai is the 31st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents. Its 276.2 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Appuvilai

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

How far is Appuvilai from other places

Appuvilai lies about 49 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Dalapatisamudram, about 28 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 Appuvilai
Nearest town Tisaiyanvilai under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Radhapuram 22 km
Nearest railway station Dalapatisamudram 28 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 49 km

Villages closest to Appuvilai

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 Appuvilai

As per the Census of India 2011, Appuvilai village had a population of 2,212. That makes it the 31st largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents.

Appuvilai village has 1,111 males and 1,101 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Appuvilai has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Appuvilai is 627657. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Appuvilai covers 276.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Appuvilai is Dalapatisamudram, about 28 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Appuvilai.

Appuvilai is about 49 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Appuvilai is in Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Tisaiyanvilai is about under 2 km away. Radhapuram is about 22 km away. Dalapatisamudram is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tisayanvilai (under 2 km), Karaichuthupudur (6.1 km) and Karaichuthuvari (6.1 km).

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

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