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About Kongarayanur Village

Kongarayanur is a large village in Panruti tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,480, made up of 1,205 males and 1,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,058 females per 1000 males. The village covers 292.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongarayanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongarayanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Panruti
Pincode 607104
Area (hectares) 292.67 hectares
Population 2,480
Male Population 1,205
Female Population 1,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,058
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kongarayanur compares

By the 2011 count Kongarayanur is the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents. Its 292.67 hectares work out to about 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kongarayanur

Kongarayanur 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 Kongarayanur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kongarayanur from other places

Kongarayanur lies about 17 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Melpattambakkam, about under 2 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 Kongarayanur
Nearest railway station Melpattambakkam under 2 km
Nearest town Nellikkuppam 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Panruti 7.5 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 17 km

Villages closest to Kongarayanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongarayanur village had a population of 2,480. That makes it the 52nd largest of the 80 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,493 residents.

Kongarayanur village has 1,205 males and 1,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongarayanur has about 1058 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kongarayanur is 607104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongarayanur covers 292.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kongarayanur falls under Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kongarayanur is Melpattambakkam, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within village.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kongarayanur.

Kongarayanur is about 17 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongarayanur is in Panruti tehsil of Cuddalore district. Melpattambakkam is about under 2 km away. Nellikkuppam is about 6.1 km away. Panruti is about 7.5 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melkavarapattu (2.3 km), Pagandai (3.2 km) and Chittarasur (4.1 km).

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

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