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About Kuganparai Village

Kuganparai is a mid sized village in Sattur tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,290, made up of 641 males and 649 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626140, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kuganparai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kuganparai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Sattur
Pincode 626140
Area (hectares) 430.5 hectares
Population 1,290
Male Population 641
Female Population 649
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,012
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kuganparai compares

By the 2011 count Kuganparai is the 33rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,764 residents. Its 430.5 hectares work out to about 3.0 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 1017.

Getting to Kuganparai

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

Kuganparai lies about 35 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Kovilpatti, about 18 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 Kuganparai
Nearest town Viswanatham 17 km
Nearest railway station Kovilpatti 18 km
Tehsil headquarters Sattur 21 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 35 km

Villages closest to Kuganparai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kuganparai village had a population of 1,290. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 58 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,764 residents.

Kuganparai village has 641 males and 649 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kuganparai has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kuganparai is 626140. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kuganparai covers 430.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kuganparai falls under Sattur tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kuganparai is Kovilpatti, about 18 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 Kuganparai.

Kuganparai is about 35 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kuganparai is in Sattur tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Viswanatham is about 17 km away. Kovilpatti is about 18 km away. Sattur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thlukkankurichchi (2.4 km), Sevalpatti (3.1 km) and Sippipparai (5.6 km).

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

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