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About Karunguli Village

Karunguli is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 777, made up of 391 males and 386 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 987 females per 1000 males. The village covers 217.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karunguli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karunguli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604203
Area (hectares) 217.87 hectares
Population 777
Male Population 391
Female Population 386
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 987
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 40 km distance

How Karunguli compares

By the 2011 count Karunguli is the 181st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 217.87 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Karunguli

Karunguli 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 Karunguli as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karunguli from other places

Karunguli lies about 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 24 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 Karunguli
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 11 km
Nearest railway station Tindivanam 24 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 45 km

Villages closest to Karunguli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karunguli village had a population of 777. That makes it the 181st largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Karunguli village has 391 males and 386 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karunguli has about 987 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Karunguli is 604203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karunguli covers 217.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karunguli falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karunguli is Tindivanam, about 24 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Karunguli.

Karunguli is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karunguli is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 11 km away. Tindivanam is about 24 km away. Viluppuram is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnagaram (under 2 km), Mukkunam (1.8 km) and Pennagar (1.8 km).

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

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