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About Gomangalam Village

Gomangalam is a large village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,002, made up of 964 males and 1,038 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,077 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1188.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gomangalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gomangalam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642107
Area (hectares) 1188.82 hectares
Population 2,002
Male Population 964
Female Population 1,038
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,077
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Gomangalam compares

By the 2011 count Gomangalam is the 62nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 1188.82 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Gomangalam

Gomangalam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gomangalam 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gomangalam from other places

Gomangalam lies about 47 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Gomangalam, about 2.5 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 Gomangalam
Nearest railway station Gomangalam 2.5 km
Nearest town Udumalaippettai 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 16 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 47 km

Villages closest to Gomangalam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Pollachi 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.

Common questions about Gomangalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Gomangalam village had a population of 2,002. That makes it the 62nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Gomangalam village has 964 males and 1,038 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gomangalam has about 1077 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Gomangalam is 642107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gomangalam covers 1188.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Gomangalam falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gomangalam is Gomangalam, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gomangalam.

Gomangalam is about 47 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gomangalam is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Gomangalam is about 2.5 km away. Udumalaippettai is about 11 km away. Pollachi is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Gomangalampudur (under 2 km), Kolarpatti (4.3 km) and Sinjuvadi (4.9 km).

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

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