# Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) – Villages List & Towns

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Sub-district · Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu 

# Kalkulam

Kalkulam is a sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. At the 2011 Census it had **606,706 people**, 32 towns and 17 villages (17 inhabited). The largest village is Kadiapattinam (26,589 people).

- 606,706people (2011)
- 17villages
- 32towns
- 91.7%literacy

## Population of Kalkulam compared with Kanniyakumari

■ Kalkulam · ■ Kanniyakumari district

Literacy (age 7+) ****91.7%**

**91.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1019

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****959**

**964

Working population ****36.6%**

**36.3%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Kalkulam

Of every 100 households in Kalkulam in 2011, 94 had electricity, 89 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kalkulam · ■ Kanniyakumari district

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****89%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****6%**

**7%

Tap water ****57%**

**65%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**39%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**41%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%**

**56%

Use banking services ****64%**

**65%

Television ****90%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****70%**

**71%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**3%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****3%**

**3%

Own their home ****91%**

**86%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Towns in Kalkulam

- Colachel23,227 people
- Thirparappu22,401 people
- Padmanabhapuram21,342 people
- Reethapuram21,177 people
- Verkilambi19,730 people
- Mulagumudu19,538 people
- Kallukuttam19,093 people
- Thiruvattar18,985 people
- Thiruvithancode18,723 people
- Kothanallur17,662 people
- Kattathurai17,271 people
- Kulasekaram17,267 people
- Valvaithankoshtam16,965 people
- Nullivilai16,138 people
- Kappiyarai15,998 people
- Ponmanai15,554 people
- Villukuri15,304 people
- Alur15,063 people
- Kumarapuram14,728 people
- Vilavur14,320 people
- Thikkanamcode14,086 people
- Thingalnagar13,567 people
- Mandaikadu13,317 people
- Vellimalai13,182 people
- Neyyoor12,917 people
- Athur11,910 people
- Manavalakurichi10,969 people
- Eraniel10,375 people
- Ayacode8,874 people
- Kattimancode8,541 people
- Kannanoor7,747 people
- Athivilai7,401 people

## Largest villages in Kalkulam

- Kadiapattinam · 26,589 people
- Attoor · 11,699 people
- Colachel · 9,836 people
- Thackalai · 9,551 people
- Kurunthencode · 9,050 people
- Thalakkulam · 8,986 people
- Kalkulam · 6,705 people
- Valvachagostam · 5,579 people
- Mecode · 5,541 people
- Aruvikkarai · 5,203 people
- Surulacode · 4,805 people
- Thirpparappu · 4,452 people
- Veeyanoor · 3,009 people
- Veerapuli R.F. · 1,663 people
- Veerapuli Extn. · 484 people
- Velimalai Forest · 96 people

[All 17 villages in Kalkulam →](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How many villages are in Kalkulam?17 (17 inhabited, Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalkulam in?Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu
- What is the population of Kalkulam?606,706 (Census 2011)