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About Kovilankulam Village

Kovilankulam is a small village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 67, made up of 33 males and 34 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.18 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Kariapatti
Pincode 626106
Area (hectares) 131.18 hectares
Population 67
Male Population 33
Female Population 34
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kovilankulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 131.18 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Kovilankulam

Kovilankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kovilankulam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kovilankulam from other places

Kovilankulam lies about 16 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Aruppukkottai, about 3.8 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 Kovilankulam
Nearest railway station Aruppukkottai 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Kariapatti 13 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 16 km

Villages closest to Kovilankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilankulam village had a population of 67. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Kovilankulam village has 33 males and 34 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilankulam has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Kovilankulam is 626106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilankulam covers 131.18 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kovilankulam falls under Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilankulam is Aruppukkottai, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kovilankulam.

Kovilankulam is about 16 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilankulam is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Aruppukkottai is about 3.8 km away. Kariapatti is about 13 km away. Virudhunagar is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pandanendal (4.6 km), Sandanendal (4.6 km) and Johilpatti (4.8 km).

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

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