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About Kumaramputhur Village

Kumaramputhur is one of the larger villages in Mannarkad tehsil, in the district of Palakkad, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 16,600, made up of 8,003 males and 8,597 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1763 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 678583, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kumaramputhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kumaramputhur village
Description Value
State Kerala
District Palakkad
Tehsil Mannarkad
Pincode 678583
Area (hectares) 1763 hectares
Population 16,600
Male Population 8,003
Female Population 8,597
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kumaramputhur compares

By the 2011 count Kumaramputhur is the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents. Its 1763 hectares work out to about 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1055.

Getting to Kumaramputhur

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

Kumaramputhur lies about 32 km from Palakkad, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 22 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 Kumaramputhur
Nearest town Mannārakkāt 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Melattur 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Mannarkad 32 km
District headquarters Palakkad 32 km

Villages closest to Kumaramputhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kumaramputhur village had a population of 16,600. That makes it the 9th largest of the 24 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 14,565 residents.

Kumaramputhur village has 8,003 males and 8,597 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kumaramputhur has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1055.

The pincode recorded for Kumaramputhur is 678583. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kumaramputhur covers 1763 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.4 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kumaramputhur falls under Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kumaramputhur is Melattur, about 22 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 Kumaramputhur.

Kumaramputhur is about 32 km from Palakkad in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kumaramputhur is in Mannarkad tehsil of Palakkad district. Mannārakkāt is about 4.1 km away. Melattur is about 22 km away. Mannarkad is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mannarkad I (3.7 km), Karakurissi (7.0 km) and Thachampara (7.4 km).

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

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