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About Kilur Village

Kilur is a mid sized village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,911, made up of 936 males and 975 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,042 females per 1000 males. The village covers 125.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632201
Area (hectares) 125.49 hectares
Population 1,911
Male Population 936
Female Population 975
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,042
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Kilur compares

By the 2011 count Kilur is the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 125.49 hectares work out to about 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kilur

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

How far is Kilur from other places

Kilur lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Valathoor, about 2.3 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 Kilur
Nearest railway station Valathoor 2.3 km
Nearest town Gudiyatham 5.4 km
District headquarters Vellore 30 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 32 km

Villages closest to Kilur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilur village had a population of 1,911. That makes it the 55th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Kilur village has 936 males and 975 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilur has about 1042 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kilur is 632201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilur covers 125.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 15 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kilur falls under Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilur is Valathoor, about 2.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 km distance.

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

Kilur is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilur is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Valathoor is about 2.3 km away. Gudiyatham is about 5.4 km away. Vellore is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mudinampattu (3.9 km), Pillanthipattu (3.9 km) and Thalayarampattu (3.9 km).

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

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