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About Koovarkulam Village

Koovarkulam is a small village in Kariapatti tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 327, made up of 161 males and 166 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,031 females per 1000 males. The village covers 135.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koovarkulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koovarkulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Kariapatti
Pincode 626106
Area (hectares) 135.91 hectares
Population 327
Male Population 161
Female Population 166
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,031
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koovarkulam compares

By the 2011 count Koovarkulam is the 51st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents. Its 135.91 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Koovarkulam

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

Koovarkulam lies about 31 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 8.6 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 Koovarkulam
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 8.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Kariapatti 15 km
Nearest town Aruppukkottai 19 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 31 km

Villages closest to Koovarkulam

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 Koovarkulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Koovarkulam village had a population of 327. That makes it the 51st largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,010 residents.

Koovarkulam village has 161 males and 166 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koovarkulam has about 1031 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1011.

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

Koovarkulam covers 135.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Koovarkulam is Narikkudi, about 8.6 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 km distance for Koovarkulam.

Koovarkulam is about 31 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koovarkulam is in Kariapatti tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 8.6 km away. Kariapatti is about 15 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thulukkangulam (2.3 km), Maraikulam (2.7 km) and Kurianjakkulam (3.8 km).

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

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