Kangeyam Taluka - Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu

Kangeyam is an administrative taluka in the Tiruppur district of Tamil Nadu, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Vijayamangalam, while the nearest airport is Coimbatore International Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 47.3 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the taluka was 842 km², including 722.78 km² of rural area and 119.62 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 999 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Kangeyam Taluka

Kangeyam Taluka has a total of 44 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Taluka, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AlambadiRuralAlambadi
2AratholuvuRuralAratholuvu
3Chinna MuthurUrbanNot applicable
4GanapathipalayamRuralGanapathipalayam
5KadaiyurRuralPothiyapalayam
6KambiliampattiRuralLakkamanaickenpatti
7KangayampalayamRuralVadachinnaripalayam
8KangeyamUrbanNot applicable
9KathanganniRuralBalasamudrampudur
10KeeranurRuralKeeranur
11KeetapalayamRuralPalayakottai
12KurukkapalayamRuralKurukkapalayam
13LakkumanaickenpattiRuralLakkamanaickenpatti
14MangalapattiRuralVelampalayam
15MaravapalayamRuralMaravapalayam
16MaruduraiRuralMarudurai
17MettupalayamRuralMettupalayam
18MudalipalayamRuralPerumalpalayam
19MullipuramRuralNathakadiyur
20MuthurUrbanNot applicable
21NaalroadRuralParanjervali
22NathakadaiyurRuralNathakadiyur
23NelaliRuralEllappalayampudur
24PadiyurRuralPadiyur
25PalayakottaiRuralPalayakottai
26PappiniRuralPappini
27PatchapalayamRuralPachapalayam
28PeranjervaliRuralParanjervali
29PoomandanvalavuRuralVelampalayam
30RasathivalavuRuralMettupalayam
31SembandampalayamRuralVadachinnaripalayam
32SenapathipalayamRuralVelappanaickenvalasu
33SivanmalaiRuralSivanmalai
34ThammareddipalayamRuralThammareddipalayam
35UdaiamUrbanNot applicable
36UthamapalayamRuralNagamanaickenpatti
37UthiyurRuralSengodampalayam
38VadasinnaripalayamRuralVadachinnaripalayam
39ValliarachalRuralValliarachal
40VattamalaiRuralPothiyapalayam
41VeeracholapuramRuralVeeracholapuram
42VeeranampalayamRuralVeeranampalayam
43VelampalayamRuralVelampalayam
44VellakoilUrbanNot applicable

Population of Kangeyam Taluka

According to the 2011 Census, Kangeyam Taluka had a total population of 2,09,385 people living in 64,069 households. The population comprised 1,04,751 males and 1,04,634 females, with an average population density of 249 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population2,09,3851,23,66785,718
Male Population1,04,75161,82442,927
Female Population1,04,63461,84342,791
Total Households64,06938,51525,554
Population Density249 / km²171 / km²717 / km²

Kangeyam Taluka had 1,41,891 literate people and 16,257 children in the 0–6 age group. Scheduled Caste (SC) and Scheduled Tribe (ST) populations were 41,090 and 111 respectively. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)16,2579,0057,252
Literate Population1,41,89178,28063,611
Illiterate Population67,49445,38722,107
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population41,09027,64313,447
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1116348

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.