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About Kilpadi Village

Kilpadi is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,491, made up of 1,759 males and 1,732 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 985 females per 1000 males. The village covers 580.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilpadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilpadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606205
Area (hectares) 580.13 hectares
Population 3,491
Male Population 1,759
Female Population 1,732
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 985
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kilpadi compares

By the 2011 count Kilpadi is the 32nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 580.13 hectares work out to about 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kilpadi

Kilpadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kilpadi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kilpadi from other places

Kilpadi lies about 48 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 23 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 Kilpadi
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 16 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 23 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 48 km

Villages closest to Kilpadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilpadi village had a population of 3,491. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Kilpadi village has 1,759 males and 1,732 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilpadi has about 985 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kilpadi is 606205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilpadi covers 580.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kilpadi falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilpadi is Tirukkovilur, about 23 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kilpadi.

Kilpadi is about 48 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilpadi is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kallakkurichchi is about 16 km away. Sankarapuram is about 16 km away. Tirukkovilur 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 Pavandur (1.5 km), Peral (1.8 km) and Pasar (2.9 km).

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

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