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About Karupperi Village

Karupperi is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 617, made up of 304 males and 313 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 195.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karupperi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karupperi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608306
Area (hectares) 195.84 hectares
Population 617
Male Population 304
Female Population 313
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karupperi compares

By the 2011 count Karupperi is the 121st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 195.84 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Karupperi

Karupperi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karupperi 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karupperi from other places

Karupperi lies about 50 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, about 4.6 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 Karupperi
Nearest railway station Kollidam 4.6 km
Nearest town Chidambaram 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 14 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 50 km

Villages closest to Karupperi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karupperi village had a population of 617. That makes it the 121st largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Karupperi village has 304 males and 313 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karupperi has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Karupperi is 608306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karupperi covers 195.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karupperi falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karupperi is Kollidam, about 4.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Karupperi is about 50 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karupperi is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kollidam is about 4.6 km away. Chidambaram is about 9.3 km away. Kattumannarkoil is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Karuppur (under 2 km), Nalamputhur (under 2 km) and Therkumangudi (1.7 km).

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

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