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About Karuppur Village

Karuppur is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,260, made up of 667 males and 593 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 889 females per 1000 males. The village covers 441.63 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608401, 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 Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608401
Area (hectares) 441.63 hectares
Population 1,260
Male Population 667
Female Population 593
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 889
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karuppur compares

By the 2011 count Karuppur is the 64th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 441.63 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Karuppur

Karuppur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karuppur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karuppur from other places

Karuppur 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 Karuppur
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 Karuppur

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 Karuppur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuppur village had a population of 1,260. That makes it the 64th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Karuppur village has 667 males and 593 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuppur has about 889 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Karuppur is 608401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuppur covers 441.63 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karuppur 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karuppur.

Karuppur 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.

Karuppur 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 Karupperi (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 Karuppur today is likely to be higher.

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