Town · Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu # Kaliyakkavilai Kaliyakkavilai is a town in Vilavancode sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu (town panchayat). The 2011 Census counted 15,625 people in 3,892 households. Literacy was 90.7%. - 15,625 people (2011) - 3,892 households - 90.7% literacy - 15 census wards ## Population of Kaliyakkavilai ■ Kaliyakkavilai · ■ Kanniyakumari urban average - Literacy (age 7+) 90.7% 92.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1015 1022 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 981 966 - Working population 37.1% 36.0% Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Homes and amenities in Kaliyakkavilai Of every 100 households in Kaliyakkavilai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 91 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kaliyakkavilai · ■ Kanniyakumari urban average - Electricity for lighting 96% 95% - Toilet within the home 91% 88% - No toilet (open defecation) 6% 6% - Tap water 34% 63% - Drinking water within premises 29% 40% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 40% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 68% 57% - Use banking services 61% 65% - Television 94% 90% - Mobile phone 61% 72% - Computer with internet 2% 3% - Two-wheeler 14% 24% - Car / jeep / van 3% 5% - None of these assets 3% 3% - Own their home 97% 85% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What people in Kaliyakkavilai work as ■ Services, trade & industry 3,313 (57%) · ■ Household industry 155 (3%) · ■ Farming 770 (13%) · ■ Marginal 1,555 (27%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## How has the population of Kaliyakkavilai changed? From 13,311 in 2001 to 15,625 in 2011. 2001 2011 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Kaliyakkavilai in numbers and road distances - Density 4,464 per km² - Growth 2001–2011 17.4% - Annual rainfall 1,142 mm - Temperature range 24 °C to 34 °C ### Road distances - Chennai (state capital) 890 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ) 38 km by road - Nagercoil (city of 1 lakh+) 38 km by road - Thiruvananthapuram (city of 5 lakh+) 48 km by road - Kuzhithurai (railway station) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Services and economy in Kaliyakkavilai ### Civic services - Pucca roads 16 km - Drainage Open and closed drains - Flush toilets 3,892 - Water storage 640 kl - Electricity — homes 3,892 - Electricity — industry 4 ### Hospitals - ● Veterinary hospitals 1 · 1 doctors ### Schools and colleges - ● Primary schools 1 govt · 6 private - ● Senior secondary schools 1 private ### Banks - Nationalised banks 2 - Private banks 1 - Co-operative banks 1 Main manufactured goods: rubber sheet. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory. ## Kaliyakkavilai ward list (2011) | Ward (2011) | People | Households | | Ward 1 | 1,540 | 373 | | Ward 2 | 1,314 | 330 | | Ward 3 | 1,241 | 325 | | Ward 4 | 1,246 | 331 | | Ward 5 | 1,328 | 357 | | Ward 6 | 1,233 | 308 | | Ward 7 | 1,066 | 265 | | Ward 8 | 1,019 | 241 | | Ward 9 | 640 | 150 | | Ward 10 | 1,228 | 308 | | Ward 11 | 463 | 104 | | Ward 12 | 936 | 253 | | Ward 13 | 603 | 120 | | Ward 14 | 1,299 | 324 | | Ward 15 | 469 | 103 | Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. Census wards of 2011; municipal ward boundaries may have changed since. ## Other towns in Kanniyakumari - Boothapandi · 15,931 people - Ponmanai · 15,554 people - Kappiyarai · 15,998 people - Villukuri · 15,304 people - Nullivilai · 16,138 people - Alur · 15,063 people - Arumanai · 16,283 people - Kumarapuram · 14,728 people - Karungal · 16,691 people - Ganapathipuram · 14,598 people - Asaripallam · 16,822 people - Thengampudur · 14,538 people ## Quick answers - What is the population of Kaliyakkavilai? 15,625 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaliyakkavilai in? Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu - What was the population of Kaliyakkavilai in 2001? 13,311 - How many wards does Kaliyakkavilai have? 15 census wards (2011) At a glance - Sub-district: Vilavancode - District: Kanniyakumari - State: Tamil Nadu - Census town code: 803884 - Status: town panchayat --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/vilavancode/kaliyakkavilai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.