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About Kangayampalayam Village

Kangayampalayam is a mid sized village in Erode tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 643, made up of 301 males and 342 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,136 females per 1000 males. The village covers 251.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638104, 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 Erode
Tehsil Erode
Pincode 638104
Area (hectares) 251.05 hectares
Population 643
Male Population 301
Female Population 342
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,136
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kangayampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kangayampalayam is the 42nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,423 residents. Its 251.05 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kangayampalayam

The census records public bus service for Kangayampalayam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 11 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Chavadipalaiyam, about 1.7 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
Nearest railway station Chavadipalaiyam 1.7 km
Nearest town Ālampālaiyam 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Erode 11 km

Villages closest to Kangayampalayam

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Erode 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 643. That makes it the 42nd largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,423 residents.

Kangayampalayam village has 301 males and 342 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangayampalayam has about 1136 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kangayampalayam is 638104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangayampalayam covers 251.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kangayampalayam falls under Erode tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kangayampalayam is Chavadipalaiyam, about 1.7 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kangayampalayam.

Kangayampalayam is about 11 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangayampalayam is in Erode tehsil of Erode district. Chavadipalaiyam is about 1.7 km away. Ālampālaiyam is about 11 km away. Erode is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolathupalayam (2.7 km), Nanjaiuthukuli (3.3 km) and Punjai Kalamangalam (5.2 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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