About Kongankulam Village

Kongankulam is a mid sized village in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,050, made up of 507 males and 543 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,071 females per 1000 males. The village covers 128.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626147, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongankulam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Virudhunagar
Tehsil	Sivakasi
Pincode	626147
Area (hectares)	128.59 hectares
Population	1,050
Male Population	507
Female Population	543
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,071
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongankulam compares

By the 2011 count Kongankulam is the 38th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 128.59 hectares work out to about 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kongankulam

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

Kongankulam lies about 34 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Srivilliputtur, about 12 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 Kongankulam
Nearest railway station	Srivilliputtur	12 km
Nearest town	Viswanatham	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sivakasi	14 km
District headquarters	Virudhunagar	34 km

Villages closest to Kongankulam

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

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Common questions about Kongankulam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongankulam village had a population of 1,050. That makes it the 38th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Kongankulam village has 507 males and 543 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongankulam has about 1071 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kongankulam is 626147. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongankulam covers 128.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kongankulam falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kongankulam is Srivilliputtur, about 12 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 Kongankulam.

Kongankulam is about 34 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongankulam is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputtur is about 12 km away. Viswanatham is about 14 km away. Sivakasi is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.