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- LGD code
- 635358
- Pincode
- 624005
- Post office
- Balakrishnapurampudur
- Population
- 2,022
- Households
- 496
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Sex ratio
- 1018 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 857
- Distance to district centre
- 22 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 7 km
- Distance to Chennai
- 365 km
- Distance to Bengaluru
- 269 km
- Nearest railway station
- Vembur · <1 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Government Hospital, Kovilur · <1 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Kovilur compares
By population, Kovilur ranks #30 of 41 villages in Dindiguleast mandal.
Literacy rate
%
73.9%
+10.0% vs mandal average
- Kovilur
- 73.9%
- Dindiguleast mandal
- 63.9%
- Dindigul district
- 68.6%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,018
+21 vs mandal average
- Kovilur
- 1,018
- Dindiguleast mandal
- 997
Household size
people per home
4.1
+0.1 vs mandal average
- Kovilur
- 4.1
- Dindiguleast mandal
- 4.0
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kovilur at a glance
Kovilur is a village of 2,022 people in 496 households (Census 2011) in Dindiguleast taluk, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, the 30th-largest of 41 villages in Dindiguleast taluk. Literacy is 74%, 10 points above the taluk average of 64% and the sex ratio is 1,018 women per 1,000 men. It lies 22 km from the Dindigul district centre, 22 km from Kodangipatti, the nearest town, under 1 km from Vembur railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 624005, served by Balakrishnapurampudur post office; the LGD village code is 635358. The nearest hospital or health centre is Government Hospital, Kovilur, <1 km away. The village votes in Vedasandur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Saminathan. T. The population is estimated at 2,384 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Gram panchayat: M.M.Kovilur →
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kovilur · this village | 2,022 | 74% | — |
| Eriodu · Vedasandur | — | — | 9 km S |
| Valayapatti · Kariapatti | 0 | — | 9.3 km E |
| Kadavur · Madurai North | 1,329 | 60% | 12.1 km E |
| Kollapatti · Thuraiyur | 1,552 | 65% | 14.4 km SE |
| Kollapatti · Vedasandur | 3,302 | 67% | 14.4 km SE |
| Kollapatti · Uthangarai | 448 | 65% | 14.4 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kovilur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 21
- Power hours (winter)
- 20
- Primary school
- 0
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- Health sub-centre
- 2
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- Veterinary hospital
- 1
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- Yes
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- DINDIGUL
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 10
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 10
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 10
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kovilur
- Total area (ha)
- 717.1
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 261.56
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kovilur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kovilur
- LGD code
- 635358
- Pincode
- 624005
- Post office
- Balakrishnapurampudur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,022
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,384
- Households
- 496
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1018
- Literacy rate
- 73.9%
- Coordinates
- 10.59648°N, 78.07977°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Karur
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vedasandur
- Member of Parliament
- Jothimani
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Saminathan. T
- Block / Mandal
- Dindiguleast
- Nearest railway station
- Vembur (0.7 km)
Getting there
How to reach Kovilur
Distance to cities · straight line
- Chennai365 kmcapital
- Bengaluru269 km
- Hyderabad756 km
- Mumbai1096 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationVembur<1 km
- Bus stopChinthamani patti22 km
- Hospital / PHCGovernment Hospital, Kovilur<1 km
- ATM / bankCity Union Bank20 km
- Petrol pumpPetrol Pump14 km
- CollegeRVS Kumaran Arts and Science College15 km
- Police stationSP Bungalow28 km
Nearest to the village
- Railway station
- Vemburunder 1 km
- Health centre
- Government Hospital, Kovilurunder 1 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 624005
- ThottanuthuDindiguleast mandal10,217 pop
- PadiyurVedasandur mandal9,876 pop
- MullipadiDindiguleast mandal7,669 pop
- KulathurVedasandur mandal6,570 pop
- NallamanarkottaiVedasandur mandal5,448 pop
- TamaraipadiDindiguleast mandal3,572 pop
- AmmakulathupattiDindiguleast mandal245 pop
- Balakrishnapuram (Ct)Dindiguleast mandal
- Silapadi (Ct)Dindigulwest mandal
Same name, different place
Other villages named Kovilur
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Villages near Kovilur
Other villages in Dindiguleast mandal
View all 43+ →- A.Vellodu
- Vembarpatti
- Thottanuthu
- Sengurichi
- Kambiliampatti
- Anjukulipatti
- Mullipadi
- Periyakottai
- Panjampatti (T)
- Koovanuthu
- Rajakkapatti
- Thimmananallur
- Sirumalai
- Shanarpatti
- Kanavaipatti
- Madur
- Ragalapuram
- Siluvathur
- Tavasimadai
- Tamaraipadi
- Emakkalapuram
- Pudupatti
- Kombaipatti
- Maranuthu
- Vathilathoppampatti
- Jothampatti
- Vanganmanuthu
- Avilipatti
- Sakkiliankodai
- Konapatti
- Virasinnampatti
- Thetthampatti
- Vajraservaikarankottai
- Markkampatti
- Vadakattupatti
- Viralipatti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-09-28
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)