Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli # Kongandanparai Kongandanparai is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 627007. The 2011 Census counted 1,203 people in 329 households, the 25th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%. - 1,203 people (2011) - 329 households - 95.0% literacy - 627007 PIN code ## Kongandanparai PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kongandanparai is 627007. Kongandanparai falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 627007 - Gram panchayat Konganthanparai - Community development block Palayamkottai - Census village code 642917 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kongandanparai from nearby towns? - Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ) 12 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ) 12 km by road - Tirunelveli (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kongandanparai? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kongandanparai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Reddiarpatty - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Munnirpallam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Tirunelveli - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station under 5 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kongandanparai known for? About 14% of the 236 hectares of village land is sown, and 33 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kongandanparai Of every 100 households in Kongandanparai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 78 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kongandanparai · ■ Palayamkottai rural average - Electricity for lighting 97% 95% - Toilet within the home 78% 41% - No toilet (open defecation) 20% 55% - Tap water 84% 83% - Drinking water within premises 17% 14% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 28% 42% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 59% 54% - Use banking services 93% 62% - Television 86% 88% - Mobile phone 79% 70% - Computer with internet 4% 2% - Two-wheeler 42% 31% - Car / jeep / van 4% 4% - None of these assets 5% 5% - Own their home 86% 83% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kongandanparai? ■ Kongandanparai · ■ Palayamkottai rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 95.0% 83.5% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1071 1015 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 712 972 - Working population 56.5% 44.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.9% for men and 93.4% for women. 61% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 9 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 8 (1%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 634 (93%) · ■ Marginal 25 (4%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Palayamkottai - Krishnapuram 1,820 people - Manappadaividu 1,674 people - Ponnakkukdi 1,631 people - Maruthur 1,247 people - Parpakulam 1,182 people - Kansapuram 1,042 people - Udayarkulam 955 people - Melaputhaneri 920 people All 41 villages in Palayamkottai ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kongandanparai? 627007 - How far is Kongandanparai from Tirunelveli? 12 km by road - What is the population of Kongandanparai? 1,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kongandanparai in? Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kongandanparai? 95.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/kongandanparai/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.