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About Puvanikuppam Village

Puvanikuppam is a large village in Kurinjipadi tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,992, made up of 2,518 males and 2,474 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 983 females per 1000 males. The village covers 949.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Puvanikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Puvanikuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kurinjipadi
Pincode 608801
Area (hectares) 949.3 hectares
Population 4,992
Male Population 2,518
Female Population 2,474
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 983
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Puvanikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Puvanikuppam is the 10th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,001 residents. Its 949.3 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Puvanikuppam

Puvanikuppam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Puvanikuppam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Puvanikuppam from other places

Puvanikuppam lies about 48 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Neyveli, about 16 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 Puvanikuppam
Nearest town Kattumannarkoil 15 km
Nearest railway station Neyveli 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Kurinjipadi 18 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 48 km

Villages closest to Puvanikuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Puvanikuppam village had a population of 4,992. That makes it the 10th largest of the 53 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,001 residents.

Puvanikuppam village has 2,518 males and 2,474 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Puvanikuppam has about 983 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Puvanikuppam is 608801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Puvanikuppam covers 949.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Puvanikuppam falls under Kurinjipadi tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Puvanikuppam is Neyveli, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Puvanikuppam.

Puvanikuppam is about 48 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Puvanikuppam is in Kurinjipadi tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 15 km away. Neyveli is about 16 km away. Kurinjipadi is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Adurkuppam (under 2 km), Ayikuppam (under 2 km) and Krishnankuppam (under 2 km).

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

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