About Idaikal Village

Idaikal is a large village in Tenkasi tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,054, made up of 1,534 males and 1,520 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 790.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Idaikal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Idaikal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Tenkasi
Pincode	627804
Area (hectares)	790.6 hectares
Population	3,054
Male Population	1,534
Female Population	1,520
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Idaikal compares

By the 2011 count Idaikal is the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,589 residents. Its 790.6 hectares work out to about 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Idaikal

Idaikal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Idaikal 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Idaikal from other places

Idaikal lies about 51 km from Tirunelveli. 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 Idaikal
Nearest town	Kadayanallur	4.5 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tenkasi	8.4 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	51 km

Villages closest to Idaikal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Idaikal village had a population of 3,054. That makes it the 18th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,589 residents.

Idaikal village has 1,534 males and 1,520 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Idaikal has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

The pincode recorded for Idaikal is 627804. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Idaikal covers 790.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Idaikal falls under Tenkasi tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Idaikal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Idaikal.

Idaikal is about 51 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Idaikal is in Tenkasi tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Kadayanallur is about 4.5 km away. Tenkasi is about 8.4 km away. Tirunelveli is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.