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About Kongarpalayam Village

Kongarpalayam 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 5,346, made up of 2,590 males and 2,756 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,064 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1083.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638506, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongarpalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongarpalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Gobichettipalayam
Pincode 638506
Area (hectares) 1083.6 hectares
Population 5,346
Male Population 2,590
Female Population 2,756
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,064
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongarpalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kongarpalayam is the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 1083.6 hectares work out to about 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kongarpalayam

Kongarpalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kongarpalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kongarpalayam from other places

Kongarpalayam lies about 44 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Vijayamangalam, about 40 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 Kongarpalayam
Tehsil headquarters Gobichettipalayam 11 km
Nearest railway station Vijayamangalam 40 km
District headquarters Erode 44 km

Villages closest to Kongarpalayam

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.

Common questions about Kongarpalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongarpalayam village had a population of 5,346. That makes it the 17th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Kongarpalayam village has 2,590 males and 2,756 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongarpalayam has about 1064 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kongarpalayam is 638506. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongarpalayam covers 1083.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kongarpalayam is Vijayamangalam, about 40 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 <5 km distance for Kongarpalayam.

Kongarpalayam is about 44 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongarpalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Gobichettipalayam is about 11 km away. Vijayamangalam is about 40 km away. Erode is about 44 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arrakkankottaigramam (3.5 km), Nanjaipuliampatti (5.9 km) and Punjaithuraipalayam (6.8 km).

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

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