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About Kongampalayam Village

Kongampalayam is a small village in Perundurai tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 201 males and 187 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 930 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638056, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Perundurai
Pincode 638056
Area (hectares) 234.88 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 201
Female Population 187
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 930
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kongampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kongampalayam is the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents. Its 234.88 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

Getting to Kongampalayam

Kongampalayam 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 Kongampalayam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kongampalayam from other places

Kongampalayam lies about 28 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Vijayamangalam, about 2.2 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 Kongampalayam
Nearest railway station Vijayamangalam 2.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Perundurai 12 km
District headquarters Erode 28 km

Villages closest to Kongampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongampalayam village had a population of 388. That makes it the 57th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,317 residents.

Kongampalayam village has 201 males and 187 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongampalayam has about 930 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 985.

The pincode recorded for Kongampalayam is 638056. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongampalayam covers 234.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kongampalayam falls under Perundurai tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kongampalayam is Vijayamangalam, about 2.2 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 <5 km distance for Kongampalayam.

Kongampalayam is about 28 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongampalayam is in Perundurai tehsil of Erode district. Vijayamangalam is about 2.2 km away. Perundurai is about 12 km away. Erode is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambiliampatti (3.4 km), Vijayapuri (4.2 km) and Moongilpalayam (4.7 km).

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

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