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About Koondankulam Village

Koondankulam is one of the larger villages in Radhapuram tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 12,957, made up of 6,483 males and 6,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2696.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koondankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koondankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Radhapuram
Pincode 627106
Area (hectares) 2696.92 hectares
Population 12,957
Male Population 6,483
Female Population 6,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koondankulam compares

By the 2011 count Koondankulam is the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents. Its 2696.92 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1036.

Getting to Koondankulam

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

Koondankulam lies about 59 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is N. Panakudi, about 19 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 Koondankulam
Tehsil headquarters Radhapuram 8.8 km
Nearest railway station N. Panakudi 19 km
Nearest town Pānakkudi 20 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 59 km

Villages closest to Koondankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koondankulam village had a population of 12,957. That makes it the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,589 residents.

Koondankulam village has 6,483 males and 6,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koondankulam has about 999 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 1036.

The pincode recorded for Koondankulam is 627106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koondankulam covers 2696.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koondankulam falls under Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koondankulam is N. Panakudi, about 19 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 Koondankulam.

Koondankulam is about 59 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koondankulam is in Radhapuram tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Radhapuram is about 8.8 km away. N. Panakudi is about 19 km away. Pānakkudi is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vijayapathi (5.1 km), Parameswarapuram (5.5 km) and Erukkandurai (6.3 km).

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

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