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About Kilalathur Village

Kilalathur is a large village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,825, made up of 1,394 males and 1,431 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 501.1 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilalathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilalathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632604
Area (hectares) 501.1 hectares
Population 2,825
Male Population 1,394
Female Population 1,431
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Kilalathur compares

By the 2011 count Kilalathur is the 35th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 501.1 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kilalathur

Kilalathur 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 Kilalathur 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 Kilalathur from other places

Kilalathur lies about 23 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Gudiyattam, about 3.2 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 Kilalathur
Nearest railway station Gudiyattam 3.2 km
Nearest town Kondasamudram 5.3 km
District headquarters Vellore 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 24 km

Villages closest to Kilalathur

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 Kilalathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilalathur village had a population of 2,825. That makes it the 35th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Kilalathur village has 1,394 males and 1,431 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilalathur has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kilalathur is 632604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilalathur covers 501.1 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kilalathur is Gudiyattam, about 3.2 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 Kilalathur.

Kilalathur is about 23 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilalathur is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Gudiyattam is about 3.2 km away. Kondasamudram is about 5.3 km away. Vellore is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nagal (under 2 km), Sethuvandai (2.8 km) and Netteri (3.4 km).

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

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