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About Kolaparai Village

Kolaparai is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,731, made up of 884 males and 847 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 958 females per 1000 males. The village covers 436.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605751, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolaparai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolaparai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605751
Area (hectares) 436.16 hectares
Population 1,731
Male Population 884
Female Population 847
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 958
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kolaparai compares

By the 2011 count Kolaparai is the 102nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 436.16 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kolaparai

Kolaparai 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 Kolaparai 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kolaparai from other places

Kolaparai lies about 39 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 12 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 Kolaparai
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 9.9 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 12 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 39 km

Villages closest to Kolaparai

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 Kolaparai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolaparai village had a population of 1,731. That makes it the 102nd largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Kolaparai village has 884 males and 847 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolaparai has about 958 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Kolaparai is 605751. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolaparai covers 436.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kolaparai is Tirukkovilur, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

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

Kolaparai is about 39 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolaparai is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tirukkoyilur is about 9.9 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 12 km away. Viluppuram is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sitheripattu (under 2 km), Padiyandal (2.2 km) and Nedumudaiyan (2.4 km).

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

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