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About Koonimedu Village

Koonimedu is one of the larger villages in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,528, made up of 3,545 males and 3,983 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,124 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1885.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koonimedu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koonimedu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604303
Area (hectares) 1885.94 hectares
Population 7,528
Male Population 3,545
Female Population 3,983
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,124
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 20 km distance

How Koonimedu compares

By the 2011 count Koonimedu is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 1885.94 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Koonimedu

Koonimedu 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 Koonimedu 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 Koonimedu from other places

Koonimedu lies about 46 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Puducherry, 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 Koonimedu
Nearest town Marakkanam 13 km
Nearest railway station Puducherry 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 30 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 46 km

Villages closest to Koonimedu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Koonimedu village had a population of 7,528. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Koonimedu village has 3,545 males and 3,983 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koonimedu has about 1124 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Koonimedu is 604303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koonimedu covers 1885.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Koonimedu falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Koonimedu is Puducherry, about 19 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 Koonimedu.

Koonimedu is about 46 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koonimedu is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Marakkanam is about 13 km away. Puducherry is about 19 km away. Tindivanam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Seyyankuppam (4.3 km), Anumandai (5.7 km) and Panichamedu (7.2 km).

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

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