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About Karendal Village

Karendal is a mid sized village in Tiruchuli tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 866, made up of 454 males and 412 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 907 females per 1000 males. The village covers 103.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626129, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karendal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karendal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Tiruchuli
Pincode 626129
Area (hectares) 103.16 hectares
Population 866
Male Population 454
Female Population 412
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 907
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karendal compares

By the 2011 count Karendal is the 39th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 948 residents. Its 103.16 hectares work out to about 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Karendal

Karendal is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karendal 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karendal from other places

Karendal lies about 23 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Tiruchchuli, about 5.8 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 Karendal
Nearest railway station Tiruchchuli 5.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tiruchuli 6.1 km
Nearest town Aruppukkottai 10 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 23 km

Villages closest to Karendal

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 Karendal

As per the Census of India 2011, Karendal village had a population of 866. That makes it the 39th largest of the 109 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 948 residents.

Karendal village has 454 males and 412 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karendal has about 907 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Karendal is 626129. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karendal covers 103.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Karendal is Tiruchchuli, about 5.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karendal.

Karendal is about 23 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karendal is in Tiruchuli tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Tiruchchuli is about 5.8 km away. Tiruchuli is about 6.1 km away. Aruppukkottai is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Udayarendal (under 2 km), Chokkampatti (under 2 km) and Pillaiyarthottaiyankulam (2.1 km).

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

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