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About Ilandaikulam Village

Ilandaikulam is a mid sized village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,265, made up of 594 males and 671 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,130 females per 1000 males. The village covers 541.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627953, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ilandaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ilandaikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627953
Area (hectares) 541.54 hectares
Population 1,265
Male Population 594
Female Population 671
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,130
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Ilandaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Ilandaikulam is the 65th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 541.54 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Ilandaikulam

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

Ilandaikulam lies about 15 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Cheranmahadevi, about 10 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 Ilandaikulam
Nearest railway station Cheranmahadevi 10 km
Nearest town Ālangulam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 15 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 15 km

Villages closest to Ilandaikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ilandaikulam village had a population of 1,265. That makes it the 65th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Ilandaikulam village has 594 males and 671 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ilandaikulam has about 1130 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Ilandaikulam is 627953. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ilandaikulam covers 541.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ilandaikulam falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ilandaikulam is Cheranmahadevi, about 10 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ilandaikulam.

Ilandaikulam is about 15 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ilandaikulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Cheranmahadevi is about 10 km away. Ālangulam is about 12 km away. Sankarankoil 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 Vellakulam (2.2 km), Vadakkupudur (6.1 km) and Vellalankulam (8.2 km).

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

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