About Kurungulam Melpathi Village

Kurungulam Melpathi is a large village in Thanjavur tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,430, made up of 2,273 males and 2,157 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1715.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurungulam Melpathi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurungulam Melpathi village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Thanjavur
Pincode	613306
Area (hectares)	1715.27 hectares
Population	4,430
Male Population	2,273
Female Population	2,157
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	949
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurungulam Melpathi compares

By the 2011 count Kurungulam Melpathi is the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,458 residents. Its 1715.27 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kurungulam Melpathi

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

Kurungulam Melpathi lies about 15 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Thanjavur Junction, about 14 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 Kurungulam Melpathi
Nearest town	Nānjikkottai	9.4 km
Nearest railway station	Thanjavur Junction	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thanjavur	15 km

Villages closest to Kurungulam Melpathi

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

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Common questions about Kurungulam Melpathi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurungulam Melpathi village had a population of 4,430. That makes it the 11th largest of the 83 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,458 residents.

Kurungulam Melpathi village has 2,273 males and 2,157 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurungulam Melpathi has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kurungulam Melpathi is 613306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurungulam Melpathi covers 1715.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurungulam Melpathi falls under Thanjavur tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurungulam Melpathi is Thanjavur Junction, about 14 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 Kurungulam Melpathi.

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

Kurungulam Melpathi is in Thanjavur tehsil of Thanjavur district. Nānjikkottai is about 9.4 km away. Thanjavur Junction is about 14 km away. Thanjavur 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 Kurungulam Keelpathi (under 2 km), Thirukanurpatti (5.1 km) and Marungulam (5.5 km).

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