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About Gengapuram Village

Gengapuram is a large village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,708, made up of 1,350 males and 1,358 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 758.49 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632313, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gengapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gengapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 632313
Area (hectares) 758.49 hectares
Population 2,708
Male Population 1,350
Female Population 1,358
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Gengapuram compares

By the 2011 count Gengapuram is the 15th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 758.49 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Gengapuram

Gengapuram is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Gengapuram 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 20 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gengapuram from other places

Gengapuram lies about 38 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 31 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 Gengapuram
Nearest town Gingee 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 27 km
Nearest railway station Tindivanam 31 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 38 km

Villages closest to Gengapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gengapuram village had a population of 2,708. That makes it the 15th largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Gengapuram village has 1,350 males and 1,358 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gengapuram has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Gengapuram is 632313. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gengapuram covers 758.49 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gengapuram falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gengapuram is Tindivanam, about 31 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 20 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gengapuram.

Gengapuram is about 38 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gengapuram is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Gingee is about 12 km away. Vandavasi is about 27 km away. Tindivanam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nadukuppam (5.3 km), Vadakkupattu (5.8 km) and Mahamai Thirumani (6.6 km).

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

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