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About Genguvarpatty Village

Genguvarpatty is one of the larger villages in Periyakulam tehsil, in the district of Theni, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,219, made up of 3,472 males and 3,747 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2372.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Genguvarpatty Overview

Census 2011 figures for Genguvarpatty village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Theni
Tehsil Periyakulam
Pincode 625203
Area (hectares) 2372.74 hectares
Population 7,219
Male Population 3,472
Female Population 3,747
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,079
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Genguvarpatty compares

By the 2011 count Genguvarpatty is the 6th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 7,903 residents. Its 2372.74 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Genguvarpatty

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

Genguvarpatty lies about 30 km from Theni, and the nearest railway station is Andipatti, about 21 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 Genguvarpatty
Nearest town Vattalkundu 7.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Periyakulam 17 km
Nearest railway station Andipatti 21 km
District headquarters Theni 30 km

Villages closest to Genguvarpatty

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Genguvarpatty village had a population of 7,219. That makes it the 6th largest of the 13 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 7,903 residents.

Genguvarpatty village has 3,472 males and 3,747 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Genguvarpatty has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Genguvarpatty is 625203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Genguvarpatty covers 2372.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Genguvarpatty falls under Periyakulam tehsil of Theni district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Genguvarpatty is Andipatti, about 21 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 Genguvarpatty.

Genguvarpatty is about 30 km from Theni in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Genguvarpatty is in Periyakulam tehsil of Theni district. Vattalkundu is about 7.0 km away. Periyakulam is about 17 km away. Andipatti is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Silvarpatty (9.6 km), Jeyamangalam (12 km) and Gullapuram (13 km).

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

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