About Kovilur Village

Kovilur is a mid sized village in Rajapalayam tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,677, made up of 846 males and 831 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 698.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626145, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovilur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovilur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Rajapalayam
Pincode	626145
Area (hectares)	698.28 hectares
Population	1,677
Male Population	846
Female Population	831
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kovilur compares

By the 2011 count Kovilur is the 27th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents. Its 698.28 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

Getting to Kovilur

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

How far is Kovilur from other places

Kovilur lies about 57 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Rajapalaiyam, about 13 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 Kovilur
Nearest town	Settūr	3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Rajapalayam	13 km
Nearest railway station	Rajapalaiyam	13 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	57 km

Villages closest to Kovilur

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

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Common questions about Kovilur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovilur village had a population of 1,677. That makes it the 27th largest of the 33 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,694 residents.

Kovilur village has 846 males and 831 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovilur has about 982 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 998.

The pincode recorded for Kovilur is 626145. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovilur covers 698.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kovilur falls under Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovilur is Rajapalaiyam, about 13 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 village for Kovilur.

Kovilur is about 57 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovilur is in Rajapalayam tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Settūr is about 3.2 km away. Rajapalayam is about 13 km away. Rajapalaiyam is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.