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About Malaiyankulam Village

Malaiyankulam is a large village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,527, made up of 1,204 males and 1,323 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1630.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Malaiyankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Malaiyankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627754
Area (hectares) 1630.4 hectares
Population 2,527
Male Population 1,204
Female Population 1,323
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Malaiyankulam compares

By the 2011 count Malaiyankulam is the 39th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 1630.4 hectares work out to about 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Malaiyankulam

Malaiyankulam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Malaiyankulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Malaiyankulam from other places

Malaiyankulam lies about 23 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Kallidaikurichi, about 4.2 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 Malaiyankulam
Nearest railway station Kallidaikurichi 4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 23 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 23 km

Villages closest to Malaiyankulam

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 Malaiyankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Malaiyankulam village had a population of 2,527. That makes it the 39th largest of the 81 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Malaiyankulam village has 1,204 males and 1,323 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Malaiyankulam has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Malaiyankulam is 627754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Malaiyankulam covers 1630.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Malaiyankulam is Kallidaikurichi, about 4.2 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 <5 km distance for Malaiyankulam.

Malaiyankulam is about 23 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Malaiyankulam is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Kallidaikurichi is about 4.2 km away. Sankarankoil is about 23 km away. Tirunelveli is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are A Madhurapuri (7.7 km), Narikudi (8.3 km) and Vagaikulam (9.8 km).

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

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