About Kovilur Village

Kovilur is one of the larger villages in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,553, made up of 6,351 males and 6,202 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3679.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635703, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	635703
Area (hectares)	3679.17 hectares
Population	12,553
Male Population	6,351
Female Population	6,202
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	977
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 36 km distance

How Kovilur compares

By the 2011 count Kovilur is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 3679.17 hectares work out to about 3.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kovilur

Kovilur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kovilur 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 36 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kovilur from other places

Kovilur lies about 50 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Kannamangalam, about 21 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 Kovilur
Nearest railway station	Kannamangalam	21 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	23 km
Nearest town	Polūr	23 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	50 km

Villages closest to Kovilur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilur village had a population of 12,553. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kovilur village has 6,351 males and 6,202 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kovilur is 635703. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilur covers 3679.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kovilur falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilur is Kannamangalam, about 21 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 36 km distance.

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

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

Kovilur is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Kannamangalam is about 21 km away. Polur is about 23 km away. Polūr is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.