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About Rengasamudram Village

Rengasamudram is a small village in Sankarankoil tehsil, in the district of Tirunelveli, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 388, made up of 192 males and 196 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,021 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 627753, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Rengasamudram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Rengasamudram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tirunelveli
Tehsil Sankarankoil
Pincode 627753
Area (hectares) 230.44 hectares
Population 388
Male Population 192
Female Population 196
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,021
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Rengasamudram compares

By the 2011 count Rengasamudram is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents. Its 230.44 hectares work out to about 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

Getting to Rengasamudram

Rengasamudram is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Rengasamudram as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Rengasamudram from other places

Rengasamudram lies about 18 km from Tirunelveli, and the nearest railway station is Thathankulam, about 9.0 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 Rengasamudram
Nearest railway station Thathankulam 9.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankarankoil 18 km
District headquarters Tirunelveli 18 km

Villages closest to Rengasamudram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Rengasamudram village had a population of 388. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,442 residents.

Rengasamudram village has 192 males and 196 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Rengasamudram has about 1021 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1034.

The pincode recorded for Rengasamudram is 627753. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Rengasamudram covers 230.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.7 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Rengasamudram falls under Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Rengasamudram is Thathankulam, about 9.0 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Rengasamudram.

Rengasamudram is about 18 km from Tirunelveli in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Rengasamudram is in Sankarankoil tehsil of Tirunelveli district. Thathankulam is about 9.0 km away. Sankarankoil is about 18 km away. Tirunelveli is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sevalkulam (5.8 km), Ariyanayagipuram (7.5 km) and Kalppakulam (10 km).

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

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