About Kugalur Village

Kugalur is one of the larger villages in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,746, made up of 2,859 males and 2,887 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,010 females per 1000 males. The village covers 874.03 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638455, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kugalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kugalur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638455
Area (hectares)	874.03 hectares
Population	5,746
Male Population	2,859
Female Population	2,887
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,010
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kugalur compares

By the 2011 count Kugalur is the 15th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 874.03 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kugalur

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

Kugalur lies about 29 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Totiyapalayam, about 29 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 Kugalur
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	7.0 km
Nearest railway station	Totiyapalayam	29 km
District headquarters	Erode	29 km

Villages closest to Kugalur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kugalur village had a population of 5,746. That makes it the 15th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Kugalur village has 2,859 males and 2,887 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kugalur has about 1010 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kugalur is 638455. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kugalur covers 874.03 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kugalur falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kugalur is Totiyapalayam, about 29 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 Kugalur.

Kugalur is about 29 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kugalur is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 7.0 km away. Totiyapalayam is about 29 km away. Erode is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.