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About Karunguni Village

Karunguni is a large village in Kilvelur tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,564, made up of 1,289 males and 1,275 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 989 females per 1000 males. The village covers 605.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 611103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karunguni Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karunguni village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kilvelur
Pincode 611103
Area (hectares) 605.79 hectares
Population 2,564
Male Population 1,289
Female Population 1,275
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 989
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karunguni compares

By the 2011 count Karunguni is the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents. Its 605.79 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

Getting to Karunguni

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

Karunguni lies about 15 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Velankanni, about 8.3 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 Karunguni
Nearest railway station Velankanni 8.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kilvelur 15 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 15 km

Villages closest to Karunguni

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karunguni village had a population of 2,564. That makes it the 11th largest of the 51 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,193 residents.

Karunguni village has 1,289 males and 1,275 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karunguni has about 989 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1026.

The pincode recorded for Karunguni is 611103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karunguni covers 605.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karunguni falls under Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karunguni is Velankanni, about 8.3 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 Karunguni.

Karunguni is about 15 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karunguni is in Kilvelur tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Velankanni is about 8.3 km away. Kilvelur is about 15 km away. Nagapattinam is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cholavidyapuram (2.0 km), Kilapidagai (2.2 km) and Thiruppoondi (3.0 km).

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

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