About Karegoundenpalayam Village

Karegoundenpalayam is one of the larger villages in Coimbatore North tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,531, made up of 3,796 males and 3,735 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2138.28 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641653, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karegoundenpalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karegoundenpalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Coimbatore
Tehsil	Coimbatore North
Pincode	641653
Area (hectares)	2138.28 hectares
Population	7,531
Male Population	3,796
Female Population	3,735
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karegoundenpalayam compares

By the 2011 count Karegoundenpalayam is the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 5,290 residents. Its 2138.28 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Karegoundenpalayam

Karegoundenpalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karegoundenpalayam 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 Karegoundenpalayam from other places

Karegoundenpalayam lies about 26 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Sulur Road, about 15 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 Karegoundenpalayam
Nearest town	Palladam	11 km
Nearest railway station	Sulur Road	15 km
Tehsil headquarters	Coimbatore North	26 km
District headquarters	Coimbatore	26 km

Villages closest to Karegoundenpalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Coimbatore North 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 Karegoundenpalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Karegoundenpalayam village had a population of 7,531. That makes it the 5th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,290 residents.

Karegoundenpalayam village has 3,796 males and 3,735 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karegoundenpalayam has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Karegoundenpalayam is 641653. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karegoundenpalayam covers 2138.28 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karegoundenpalayam falls under Coimbatore North tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karegoundenpalayam is Sulur Road, about 15 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 Karegoundenpalayam.

Karegoundenpalayam is about 26 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karegoundenpalayam is in Coimbatore North tehsil of Coimbatore district. Palladam is about 11 km away. Sulur Road is about 15 km away. Coimbatore North is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Allapalayam (14 km), Masagoundenchettipalayam (18 km) and Vellanaipatti (22 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Karegoundenpalayam today is likely to be higher.