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About Kovangudi Village

Kovangudi is a mid sized village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,452, made up of 703 males and 749 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,065 females per 1000 males. The village covers 305.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609806, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kovangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kovangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609806
Area (hectares) 305.8 hectares
Population 1,452
Male Population 703
Female Population 749
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,065
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kovangudi compares

By the 2011 count Kovangudi is the 51st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 305.8 hectares work out to about 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kovangudi

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

How far is Kovangudi from other places

Kovangudi lies about 41 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 3.8 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 Kovangudi
Nearest railway station Mayiladuthurai Junction 3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 5.7 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 41 km

Villages closest to Kovangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kovangudi village had a population of 1,452. That makes it the 51st largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Kovangudi village has 703 males and 749 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kovangudi has about 1065 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kovangudi is 609806. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kovangudi covers 305.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kovangudi falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kovangudi is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Kovangudi.

Kovangudi is about 41 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kovangudi is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai Junction is about 3.8 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 5.7 km away. Nagapattinam is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Maraiyur (under 2 km), Agarakkirangudi (2.7 km) and Muvalur (3.0 km).

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

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