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About Kilvalai Village

Kilvalai is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 809, made up of 397 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,038 females per 1000 males. The village covers 238.9 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilvalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilvalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605701
Area (hectares) 238.9 hectares
Population 809
Male Population 397
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,038
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kilvalai compares

By the 2011 count Kilvalai is the 156th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 238.9 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kilvalai

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

How far is Kilvalai from other places

Kilvalai lies about 20 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 7.3 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 Kilvalai
Nearest railway station Ayandur 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 17 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 20 km

Villages closest to Kilvalai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilvalai village had a population of 809. That makes it the 156th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Kilvalai village has 397 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilvalai has about 1038 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kilvalai is 605701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilvalai covers 238.9 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilvalai falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilvalai is Ayandur, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kilvalai is about 20 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilvalai is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 7.3 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 17 km away. Viluppuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veerangipuram (under 2 km), Melvalai (1.6 km) and Oduvankuppam (2.2 km).

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

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