About Kurukkapalayam Village

Kurukkapalayam is a mid sized village in Kangeyam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,216, made up of 639 males and 577 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 903 females per 1000 males. The village covers 467.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638660, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurukkapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurukkapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruppur
Tehsil	Kangeyam
Pincode	638660
Area (hectares)	467.41 hectares
Population	1,216
Male Population	639
Female Population	577
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	903
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurukkapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kurukkapalayam is the 36th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents. Its 467.41 hectares work out to about 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kurukkapalayam

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

Kurukkapalayam lies about 28 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Ingur, about 2.6 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 Kurukkapalayam
Nearest railway station	Ingur	2.6 km
Nearest town	Perundurai	8.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kangeyam	28 km
District headquarters	Tiruppur	28 km

Villages closest to Kurukkapalayam

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

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Common questions about Kurukkapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurukkapalayam village had a population of 1,216. That makes it the 36th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,171 residents.

Kurukkapalayam village has 639 males and 577 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurukkapalayam has about 903 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kurukkapalayam is 638660. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurukkapalayam covers 467.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kurukkapalayam falls under Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurukkapalayam is Ingur, about 2.6 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 Kurukkapalayam.

Kurukkapalayam is about 28 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurukkapalayam is in Kangeyam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Ingur is about 2.6 km away. Perundurai is about 8.1 km away. Kangeyam is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.