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About Koonankulam Village

Koonankulam is a small village in Paramakudi tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 213, made up of 103 males and 110 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,068 females per 1000 males. The village covers 108.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623608, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koonankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koonankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Paramakudi
Pincode 623608
Area (hectares) 108.8 hectares
Population 213
Male Population 103
Female Population 110
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,068
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koonankulam compares

By the 2011 count Koonankulam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents. Its 108.8 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Koonankulam

Koonankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koonankulam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Koonankulam from other places

Koonankulam lies about 20 km from Ramanathapuram. 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 Koonankulam
Tehsil headquarters Paramakudi 20 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 20 km

Villages closest to Koonankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koonankulam village had a population of 213. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,735 residents.

Koonankulam village has 103 males and 110 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koonankulam has about 1068 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Koonankulam is 623608. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koonankulam covers 108.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Koonankulam falls under Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Koonankulam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Koonankulam.

Koonankulam is about 20 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koonankulam is in Paramakudi tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Paramakudi is about 20 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Attangudi (1.6 km), Vagavayal (2.1 km) and Kallikudi (2.5 km).

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

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