Skip to main content

About Kurunaikulam Village

Kurunaikulam is a mid sized village in Aruppukkottai tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 641, made up of 329 males and 312 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626105, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurunaikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurunaikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Aruppukkottai
Pincode 626105
Area (hectares) 344.19 hectares
Population 641
Male Population 329
Female Population 312
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurunaikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kurunaikulam is the 55th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents. Its 344.19 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kurunaikulam

Kurunaikulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurunaikulam as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kurunaikulam from other places

Kurunaikulam lies about 48 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Sudiyur, about 11 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 Kurunaikulam
Nearest railway station Sudiyur 11 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Aruppukkottai 33 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 48 km

Villages closest to Kurunaikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurunaikulam village had a population of 641. That makes it the 55th largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,782 residents.

Kurunaikulam village has 329 males and 312 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurunaikulam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kurunaikulam is 626105. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurunaikulam covers 344.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kurunaikulam falls under Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kurunaikulam is Sudiyur, about 11 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kurunaikulam.

Kurunaikulam is about 48 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurunaikulam is in Aruppukkottai tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Sudiyur is about 11 km away. Manamadurai is about 16 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kurunjakulam (under 2 km), Pullanaickenpatti (9.5 km) and Muthuramalingapuram (12 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All