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About Kongalakudi Village

Kongalakudi is a small village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 36, made up of 18 males and 18 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,000 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626612, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kongalakudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kongalakudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626612
Area (hectares) 70.08 hectares
Population 36
Male Population 18
Female Population 18
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,000
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kongalakudi compares

By the 2011 count Kongalakudi is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 70.08 hectares work out to about 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kongalakudi

Kongalakudi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kongalakudi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kongalakudi from other places

Kongalakudi lies about 39 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Narikkudi, about 7.9 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 Kongalakudi
Nearest railway station Narikkudi 7.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 13 km
Nearest town Manamadurai 24 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 39 km

Villages closest to Kongalakudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kongalakudi village had a population of 36. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Kongalakudi village has 18 males and 18 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kongalakudi has about 1000 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kongalakudi is 626612. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kongalakudi covers 70.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kongalakudi falls under Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kongalakudi is Narikkudi, about 7.9 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kongalakudi.

Kongalakudi is about 39 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kongalakudi is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Narikkudi is about 7.9 km away. Tiruchuli is about 13 km away. Manamadurai is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sullankudi (under 2 km), Nallukkurichi (under 2 km) and Kuraiyaravasithan (1.5 km).

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

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