About Kovankulam Village

Kovankulam is a mid sized village in Radhapuram tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,206, made up of 597 males and 609 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1530.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627110, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Radhapuram
Pincode	627110
Area (hectares)	1530.19 hectares
Population	1,206
Male Population	597
Female Population	609
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,020
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kovankulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents. Its 1530.19 hectares work out to about 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kovankulam

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

How far is Kovankulam from other places

Kovankulam lies about 38 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Dalapatisamudram, about 11 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 Kovankulam
Nearest railway station	Dalapatisamudram	11 km
Nearest town	Vadakku Valliyūr	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Radhapuram	14 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	38 km

Villages closest to Kovankulam

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.

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Common questions about Kovankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovankulam village had a population of 1,206. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents.

Kovankulam village has 597 males and 609 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovankulam has about 1020 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 Kovankulam is 627110. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovankulam covers 1530.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kovankulam is Dalapatisamudram, about 11 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kovankulam.

Kovankulam is about 38 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovankulam is in Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Dalapatisamudram is about 11 km away. Vadakku Valliyūr is about 13 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.