About Kilankunam Village

Kilankunam is a small village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 347, made up of 168 males and 179 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 178.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilankunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilankunam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Vandavasi
Pincode	604501
Area (hectares)	178.69 hectares
Population	347
Male Population	168
Female Population	179
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,065
Bus Service (public)	Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 40 km distance

How Kilankunam compares

By the 2011 count Kilankunam is the 189th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 178.69 hectares work out to about 1.9 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 999.

Getting to Kilankunam

Kilankunam 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 Kilankunam as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kilankunam from other places

Kilankunam lies about 47 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 28 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 Kilankunam
Nearest town	Gingee	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vandavasi	18 km
Nearest railway station	Tindivanam	28 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	47 km

Villages closest to Kilankunam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilankunam village had a population of 347. That makes it the 189th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kilankunam village has 168 males and 179 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilankunam has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kilankunam is 604501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilankunam covers 178.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kilankunam falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilankunam is Tindivanam, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kilankunam.

Kilankunam is about 47 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilankunam is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Gingee is about 18 km away. Vandavasi is about 18 km away. Tindivanam is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.