About Karkudal Village

Karkudal is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,926, made up of 1,979 males and 1,947 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 498.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606007, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karkudal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karkudal village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Cuddalore
Tehsil	Virudhachalam
Pincode	606007
Area (hectares)	498.27 hectares
Population	3,926
Male Population	1,979
Female Population	1,947
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karkudal compares

By the 2011 count Karkudal is the 21st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 498.27 hectares work out to about 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Karkudal

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

Karkudal lies about 54 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vriddhachalam Town, about 4.7 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 Karkudal
Tehsil headquarters	Virudhachalam	2.9 km
Nearest railway station	Vriddhachalam Town	4.7 km
District headquarters	Cuddalore	54 km

Villages closest to Karkudal

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

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Common questions about Karkudal

As per the Census of India 2011, Karkudal village had a population of 3,926. That makes it the 21st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Karkudal village has 1,979 males and 1,947 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karkudal has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Karkudal is 606007. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karkudal covers 498.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karkudal falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karkudal is Vriddhachalam Town, about 4.7 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 Karkudal.

Karkudal is about 54 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karkudal is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Virudhachalam is about 2.9 km away. Vriddhachalam Town is about 4.7 km away. Cuddalore is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.