About Kilankadu Village

Kilankadu is a large village in Tenkasi tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,754, made up of 2,370 males and 2,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 556.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627804, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilankadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilankadu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tirunelveli
Tehsil	Tenkasi
Pincode	627804
Area (hectares)	556.35 hectares
Population	4,754
Male Population	2,370
Female Population	2,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,006
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kilankadu compares

By the 2011 count Kilankadu is the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,589 residents. Its 556.35 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

Getting to Kilankadu

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

Kilankadu lies about 50 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Tenkasi Junction, about 6.9 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 Kilankadu
Nearest town	Kadayanallur	6.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Tenkasi	6.9 km
Nearest railway station	Tenkasi Junction	6.9 km
District headquarters	Tirunelveli	50 km

Villages closest to Kilankadu

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 Kilankadu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilankadu village had a population of 4,754. That makes it the 14th largest of the 26 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,589 residents.

Kilankadu village has 2,370 males and 2,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilankadu has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1087.

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

Kilankadu covers 556.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kilankadu is Tenkasi Junction, about 6.9 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kilankadu.

Kilankadu is about 50 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilankadu is in Tenkasi tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Kadayanallur is about 6.2 km away. Tenkasi is about 6.9 km away. Tenkasi Junction is about 6.9 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.