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About Kangayampalayam Village

Kangayampalayam is one of the larger villages in Sulur tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 8,251, made up of 4,394 males and 3,857 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 878 females per 1000 males. The village covers 760.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 641401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangayampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangayampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Sulur
Pincode 641401
Area (hectares) 760.62 hectares
Population 8,251
Male Population 4,394
Female Population 3,857
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 878
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kangayampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kangayampalayam is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents. Its 760.62 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kangayampalayam

Kangayampalayam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kangayampalayam 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 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kangayampalayam from other places

Kangayampalayam lies about 20 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Sulur Road, about 4.7 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 Kangayampalayam
Tehsil headquarters Sulur 2.8 km
Nearest railway station Sulur Road 4.7 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 20 km

Villages closest to Kangayampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangayampalayam village had a population of 8,251. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,282 residents.

Kangayampalayam village has 4,394 males and 3,857 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangayampalayam has about 878 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kangayampalayam is 641401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangayampalayam covers 760.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kangayampalayam falls under Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kangayampalayam is Sulur Road, about 4.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

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

Kangayampalayam is about 20 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangayampalayam is in Sulur tehsil of Coimbatore district. Sulur is about 2.8 km away. Sulur Road is about 4.7 km away. Coimbatore is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadampadi (under 2 km), Kalangal (3.9 km) and Rasipalayam (4.3 km).

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

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