Kalkulam is a Taluk located in Kanniyakumari district of Tamil Nadu. It is one of 4 Taluks of Kanniyakumari district. There are 17 villages and 32 towns in Kalkulam Taluk.
As per the Census India 2011, Kalkulam Taluk has 154,700 households, population of 606,706 of which 302,183 are males and 304,523 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 59,098 which is 9.74% of total population.
The sex-ratio of Kalkulam Taluk is around
1008 compared to
996 which is average of Tamil Nadu state. The literacy rate of Kalkulam Taluk is 82.76% out of which 84.04% males are literate and 81.49% females are literate. The total area of Kalkulam is 633 sq.km with population density of 958 per sq.km.
Out of total population, 18.68% of population lives in Urban area and 81.32% lives in Rural area. There are 3.03% Scheduled Caste (SC) and 0.49% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kalkulam Taluk.
Kalkulam Religion Population
| Description | Population | Percentage |
|---|
| Total | 606,706 | 100% |
| Christian | 316,546 | 52.17% |
| Hindu | 259,193 | 42.72% |
| Muslim | 29,161 | 4.81% |
| Religion not stated | 1,589 | 0.26% |
| Buddhist | 148 | 0.02% |
| Sikh | 50 | 0.01% |
| Jain | 15 | 0% |
| Other religions and persuasions | 4 | 0% |
Kalkulam Urban & Rural Population
Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
| Description | Urban | Rural |
|---|
| Number of households | 125,856 | 28,844 |
| Total Population | 493,372 | 113,334 |
| Population (%) | 49.73% | 49.86% |
| Male Population | 245,358 | 56,825 |
| Female Population | 248,014 | 56,509 |
| Sex Ratio | 1011 | 994 |
| Literacy (%) | 83.05% | 81.48% |
List of Cities in Kalkulam
Check out complete list of all town cities of Kalkulam in Kalkulam district, Tamil Nadu
| Town | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Colachel (M) | 23,227 | 80.52% | 974 |
| Thirparappu (TP) | 22,401 | 79.99% | 1030 |
| Padmanabhapuram (M) | 21,342 | 83.92% | 1029 |
| Reethapuram (TP) | 21,177 | 82.24% | 1003 |
| Verkilambi (TP) | 19,730 | 82.64% | 986 |
| Mulagumudu (TP) | 19,538 | 84.73% | 1035 |
| Kallukuttam (TP) | 19,093 | 85% | 1023 |
| Thiruvattar (TP) | 18,985 | 82.06% | 1008 |
| Thiruvithancode (TP) | 18,723 | 83.53% | 1026 |
| Kothanallur (TP) | 17,662 | 83.02% | 995 |
| Kattathurai (CT) | 17,271 | 83.38% | 1009 |
| Kulasekaram (TP) | 17,267 | 82.19% | 1018 |
| Valvaithankoshtam (TP) | 16,965 | 84.4% | 1042 |
| Nullivilai (CT) | 16,138 | 83.88% | 997 |
| Kappiyarai (TP) | 15,998 | 84.32% | 1036 |
| Ponmanai (TP) | 15,554 | 83.91% | 1003 |
| Villukuri (TP) | 15,304 | 81.5% | 1031 |
| Alur (TP) | 15,063 | 83.79% | 1019 |
| Kumarapuram (TP) | 14,728 | 80.08% | 994 |
| Vilavur (TP) | 14,320 | 82.62% | 1004 |
| Thikkanamcode (CT) | 14,086 | 83.9% | 1003 |
| Thingalnagar (TP) | 13,567 | 85.24% | 1016 |
| Mandaikadu (TP) | 13,317 | 80.69% | 1014 |
| Vellimalai (TP) | 13,182 | 81.02% | 988 |
| Neyyoor (TP) | 12,917 | 84.83% | 1014 |
| Athur (TP) | 11,910 | 83.01% | 978 |
| Manavalakurichi (TP) | 10,969 | 85.54% | 1002 |
| Eraniel (TP) | 10,375 | 84.83% | 1009 |
| Ayacode (CT) | 8,874 | 82.47% | 1047 |
| Kattimancode (CT) | 8,541 | 83.22% | 972 |
| Kannanoor (CT) | 7,747 | 84.86% | 976 |
| Athivilai (CT) | 7,401 | 84.95% | 1070 |
List of Villages in Kalkulam
Check out complete list of all villages of Kalkulam in Kalkulam district, Tamil Nadu
| Village | Population | Literacy | Sex-ratio |
|---|
| Kadiapattinam | 26,589 | 81.64% | 982 |
| Attoor (Part) | 11,699 | 83.23% | 982 |
| Colachel | 9,836 | 76.2% | 939 |
| Thackalai | 9,551 | 83.72% | 986 |
| Kurunthencode (Part) | 9,050 | 83.08% | 991 |
| Thalakkulam | 8,986 | 82.26% | 1034 |
| Kalkulam | 6,705 | 84.3% | 1017 |
| Valvachagostam | 5,579 | 85.09% | 1016 |
| Mecode | 5,541 | 79.43% | 1010 |
| Aruvikkarai (Part) | 5,203 | 79.55% | 1029 |
| Surulacode | 4,805 | 79.46% | 997 |
| Thirpparappu | 4,452 | 82.82% | 1010 |
| Veeyanoor (Part) | 3,009 | 81.02% | 1037 |
| Veerapuli R.F. | 1,663 | 67.89% | 1051 |
| Veerapuli Extn. (Old Kulasekarapuram) | 484 | 66.74% | 1008 |
| Velimalai Forest | 96 | 96.88% | 714 |
| Ponmanai | 86 | 84.88% | 1048 |
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