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About Karuppur Village

Karuppur is a large village in Ariyalur tehsil, in the district of Ariyalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,773, made up of 2,385 males and 2,388 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1713.35 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuppur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ariyalur
Tehsil Ariyalur
Pincode 621707
Area (hectares) 1713.35 hectares
Population 4,773
Male Population 2,385
Female Population 2,388
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karuppur compares

By the 2011 count Karuppur is the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents. Its 1713.35 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Karuppur

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

Karuppur lies about 10 km from Ariyalur, and the nearest railway station is Sillakkudi, about 8.4 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 Karuppur
Nearest railway station Sillakkudi 8.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ariyalur 10 km
Nearest town Ariyalūr 10 km

Villages closest to Karuppur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuppur village had a population of 4,773. That makes it the 11th largest of the 64 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,425 residents.

Karuppur village has 2,385 males and 2,388 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuppur has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Karuppur is 621707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuppur covers 1713.35 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karuppur falls under Ariyalur tehsil of Ariyalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karuppur is Sillakkudi, about 8.4 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 Karuppur.

Karuppur is about 10 km from Ariyalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuppur is in Ariyalur tehsil of Ariyalur district. Sillakkudi is about 8.4 km away. Ariyalur is about 10 km away. Ariyalūr 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 Mallur (3.4 km), Keezhapalur (3.4 km) and Arungal (4.0 km).

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

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