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About Kongarayanur Village

Kongarayanur is a mid sized village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,509, made up of 770 males and 739 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongarayanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongarayanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 607203
Area (hectares) 204.47 hectares
Population 1,509
Male Population 770
Female Population 739
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongarayanur compares

By the 2011 count Kongarayanur is the 113th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 204.47 hectares work out to about 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kongarayanur

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

Kongarayanur lies about 17 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 5.3 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 Kongarayanur
Nearest railway station Ayandur 5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 17 km

Villages closest to Kongarayanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongarayanur village had a population of 1,509. That makes it the 113th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Kongarayanur village has 770 males and 739 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongarayanur has about 960 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Kongarayanur is 607203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongarayanur covers 204.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kongarayanur falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kongarayanur is Ayandur, about 5.3 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 Kongarayanur.

Kongarayanur is about 17 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongarayanur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 5.3 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 16 km away. Viluppuram is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Arulavadi (under 2 km), Paiyur (1.7 km) and Arcadu (2.3 km).

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

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