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About Kumbikulam Village

Kumbikulam is a large village in Radhapuram tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,148, made up of 1,556 males and 1,592 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1539.78 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumbikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumbikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Radhapuram
Pincode 627112
Area (hectares) 1539.78 hectares
Population 3,148
Male Population 1,556
Female Population 1,592
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumbikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kumbikulam is the 25th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents. Its 1539.78 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Kumbikulam

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

Kumbikulam lies about 43 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Valliyur, about 12 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 Kumbikulam
Tehsil headquarters Radhapuram 8.3 km
Nearest railway station Valliyur 12 km
Nearest town Vadakku Valliyūr 12 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 43 km

Villages closest to Kumbikulam

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 Kumbikulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumbikulam village had a population of 3,148. That makes it the 25th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents.

Kumbikulam village has 1,556 males and 1,592 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumbikulam has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1036.

The pincode recorded for Kumbikulam is 627112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumbikulam covers 1539.78 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kumbikulam is Valliyur, about 12 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 km distance for Kumbikulam.

Kumbikulam is about 43 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumbikulam is in Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Radhapuram is about 8.3 km away. Valliyur is about 12 km away. Vadakku Valliyūr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Samugarengapuram (1.9 km), Udayathoor (3.1 km) and Kottaikarungulam (3.9 km).

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

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