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About Kongarayankurichi Village

Kongarayankurichi is a large village in Srivaikuntam tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,246, made up of 1,561 males and 1,685 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,079 females per 1000 males. The village covers 376.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628624, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongarayankurichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongarayankurichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Srivaikuntam
Pincode 628624
Area (hectares) 376.44 hectares
Population 3,246
Male Population 1,561
Female Population 1,685
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 Kongarayankurichi compares

By the 2011 count Kongarayankurichi is the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents. Its 376.44 hectares work out to about 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kongarayankurichi

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

Kongarayankurichi lies about 32 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Thathankulam, about 3.3 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 Kongarayankurichi
Nearest railway station Thathankulam 3.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Srivaikuntam 5.8 km
Nearest town Tirunelveli 22 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 32 km

Villages closest to Kongarayankurichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongarayankurichi village had a population of 3,246. That makes it the 19th largest of the 65 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,425 residents.

Kongarayankurichi village has 1,561 males and 1,685 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongarayankurichi has about 1079 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kongarayankurichi is 628624. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongarayankurichi covers 376.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kongarayankurichi falls under Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kongarayankurichi is Thathankulam, about 3.3 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 Kongarayankurichi.

Kongarayankurichi is about 32 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongarayankurichi is in Srivaikuntam tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Thathankulam is about 3.3 km away. Srivaikuntam is about 5.8 km away. Tirunelveli is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alwarkarkulam (under 2 km), Arampannai (1.6 km) and Karungulam (1.7 km).

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

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