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About Kovalaivedu Village

Kovalaivedu is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,477, made up of 1,226 males and 1,251 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,020 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1077.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovalaivedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovalaivedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604404
Area (hectares) 1077.85 hectares
Population 2,477
Male Population 1,226
Female Population 1,251
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,020
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 37 km distance

How Kovalaivedu compares

By the 2011 count Kovalaivedu is the 19th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 1077.85 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kovalaivedu

Kovalaivedu 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 Kovalaivedu 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 37 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kovalaivedu from other places

Kovalaivedu lies about 63 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Karasangal, about 33 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 Kovalaivedu
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 8.2 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 8.2 km
Nearest railway station Karasangal 33 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 63 km

Villages closest to Kovalaivedu

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.

Common questions about Kovalaivedu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovalaivedu village had a population of 2,477. That makes it the 19th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kovalaivedu village has 1,226 males and 1,251 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovalaivedu has about 1020 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kovalaivedu is 604404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovalaivedu covers 1077.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kovalaivedu is Karasangal, about 33 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 37 km distance.

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

Kovalaivedu is about 63 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovalaivedu is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 8.2 km away. Vandavāsi is about 8.2 km away. Karasangal is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Settupattu (under 2 km), Erumbur (2.6 km) and Thensenthamangalam (3.2 km).

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

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