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About Kalappalankulam Village

Kalappalankulam is a large village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,295, made up of 1,118 males and 1,177 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,053 females per 1000 males. The village covers 559.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628552, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalappalankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalappalankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 628552
Area (hectares) 559.61 hectares
Population 2,295
Male Population 1,118
Female Population 1,177
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,053
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kalappalankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kalappalankulam is the 44th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 559.61 hectares work out to about 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Kalappalankulam

Kalappalankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kalappalankulam 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 Kalappalankulam from other places

Kalappalankulam lies about 31 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Dalapatisamudram, about 13 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 Kalappalankulam
Nearest town Kalakkādu 2.9 km
Nearest railway station Dalapatisamudram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 31 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 31 km

Villages closest to Kalappalankulam

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 Kalappalankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalappalankulam village had a population of 2,295. That makes it the 44th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Kalappalankulam village has 1,118 males and 1,177 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalappalankulam has about 1053 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Kalappalankulam is 628552. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalappalankulam covers 559.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalappalankulam is Dalapatisamudram, about 13 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 Kalappalankulam.

Kalappalankulam is about 31 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalappalankulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Kalakkādu is about 2.9 km away. Dalapatisamudram is about 13 km away. Sankarankoil is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurukkalpatti (10 km), Narikudi (13 km) and Malaiyankulam (19 km).

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

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