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About Konakarai Village

Konakarai is one of the larger villages in Kotagiri tehsil, in the district of The Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,511, made up of 3,676 males and 3,835 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3716 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 643217, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Konakarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Konakarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District The Nilgiris
Tehsil Kotagiri
Pincode 643217
Area (hectares) 3716 hectares
Population 7,511
Male Population 3,676
Female Population 3,835
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Konakarai compares

By the 2011 count Konakarai is the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 4,721 residents. Its 3716 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

Getting to Konakarai

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

How far is Konakarai from other places

Konakarai lies about 11 km from The Nilgiris, and the nearest railway station is Kallar, about 7.8 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 Konakarai
Tehsil headquarters Kotagiri 3.8 km
Nearest railway station Kallar 7.8 km
District headquarters The Nilgiris 11 km

Villages closest to Konakarai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Konakarai village had a population of 7,511. That makes it the 5th largest of the 14 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,721 residents.

Konakarai village has 3,676 males and 3,835 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Konakarai has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1051.

The pincode recorded for Konakarai is 643217. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Konakarai covers 3716 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Konakarai falls under Kotagiri tehsil of The Nilgiris district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Konakarai is Kallar, about 7.8 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 <5 km distance for Konakarai.

Konakarai is about 11 km from The Nilgiris in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Konakarai is in Kotagiri tehsil of The Nilgiris district. Kotagiri is about 3.8 km away. Kallar is about 7.8 km away. The Nilgiris is about 11 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kotagiri (3.8 km), Kengarai (3.9 km) and Nedugula (7.6 km).

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

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