About Kurunthencode Village

Kurunthencode is one of the larger villages in Kalkulam tehsil, in the district of Kanniyakumari, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,050, made up of 4,546 males and 4,504 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 985.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 629802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurunthencode Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurunthencode village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kanniyakumari
Tehsil	Kalkulam
Pincode	629802
Area (hectares)	985.67 hectares
Population	9,050
Male Population	4,546
Female Population	4,504
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kurunthencode compares

By the 2011 count Kurunthencode is the 5th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents. Its 985.67 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kurunthencode

Kurunthencode is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurunthencode 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kurunthencode from other places

Kurunthencode lies about 24 km from Kanniyakumari, and the nearest railway station is Viranialur, about 3.6 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 Kurunthencode
Nearest railway station	Viranialur	3.6 km
Nearest town	Padmanābhapuram	7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kalkulam	24 km
District headquarters	Kanniyakumari	24 km

Villages closest to Kurunthencode

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurunthencode village had a population of 9,050. That makes it the 5th largest of the 17 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,667 residents.

Kurunthencode village has 4,546 males and 4,504 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurunthencode has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kurunthencode is 629802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurunthencode covers 985.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kurunthencode falls under Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurunthencode is Viranialur, about 3.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kurunthencode.

Kurunthencode is about 24 km from Kanniyakumari in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurunthencode is in Kalkulam tehsil of Kanniyakumari district. Viranialur is about 3.6 km away. Padmanābhapuram is about 7.3 km away. Kalkulam is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.