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About Komarapalayam Village

Komarapalayam is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,052, made up of 538 males and 514 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 955 females per 1000 males. The village covers 115.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Komarapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Komarapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636202
Area (hectares) 115.66 hectares
Population 1,052
Male Population 538
Female Population 514
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 955
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Komarapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Komarapalayam is the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 115.66 hectares work out to about 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Komarapalayam

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

How far is Komarapalayam from other places

Komarapalayam lies about 13 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mallur, about 1.5 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 Komarapalayam
Nearest railway station Mallur 1.5 km
Nearest town Kondalampatti 10 km
District headquarters Salem 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 32 km

Villages closest to Komarapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Komarapalayam village had a population of 1,052. That makes it the 39th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Komarapalayam village has 538 males and 514 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Komarapalayam has about 955 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 973.

The pincode recorded for Komarapalayam is 636202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Komarapalayam covers 115.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.1 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Komarapalayam falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Komarapalayam is Mallur, about 1.5 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 village for Komarapalayam.

Komarapalayam is about 13 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Komarapalayam is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Mallur is about 1.5 km away. Kondalampatti is about 10 km away. Salem is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Veppilaipatti Pudur (10 km), Masinaickenpatty (17 km) and Jambuthumalai (18 km).

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

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