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About Karungalagudi Village

Karungalagudi is a small village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 369, made up of 178 males and 191 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,073 females per 1000 males. The village covers 512.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623409, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karungalagudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karungalagudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623409
Area (hectares) 512.33 hectares
Population 369
Male Population 178
Female Population 191
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,073
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karungalagudi compares

By the 2011 count Karungalagudi is the 79th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 512.33 hectares work out to about 0.7 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 1015.

Getting to Karungalagudi

Karungalagudi is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karungalagudi as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karungalagudi from other places

Karungalagudi lies about 48 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 39 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 Karungalagudi
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 8.6 km
Nearest town Devakottai 27 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 39 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 48 km

Villages closest to Karungalagudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karungalagudi village had a population of 369. That makes it the 79th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Karungalagudi village has 178 males and 191 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karungalagudi has about 1073 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Karungalagudi is 623409. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karungalagudi covers 512.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karungalagudi falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karungalagudi is Devakottai Road, about 39 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karungalagudi.

Karungalagudi is about 48 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karungalagudi is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 8.6 km away. Devakottai is about 27 km away. Devakottai Road is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thalirmarungur (1.5 km), Kadangudi (2.4 km) and Velangudi (3.5 km).

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

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