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About Kolliruppu Village

Kolliruppu is a large village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,882, made up of 1,492 males and 1,390 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 494.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607802, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolliruppu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolliruppu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 607802
Area (hectares) 494.09 hectares
Population 2,882
Male Population 1,492
Female Population 1,390
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kolliruppu compares

By the 2011 count Kolliruppu is the 32nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 494.09 hectares work out to about 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kolliruppu

Kolliruppu is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolliruppu as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kolliruppu from other places

Kolliruppu lies about 41 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Uttangalmangalam, about 4.9 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 Kolliruppu
Nearest railway station Uttangalmangalam 4.9 km
Nearest town Neyveli 7.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Virudhachalam 14 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 41 km

Villages closest to Kolliruppu

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.

Common questions about Kolliruppu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolliruppu village had a population of 2,882. That makes it the 32nd largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kolliruppu village has 1,492 males and 1,390 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolliruppu has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kolliruppu is 607802. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolliruppu covers 494.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kolliruppu is Uttangalmangalam, about 4.9 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolliruppu.

Kolliruppu is about 41 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kolliruppu is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. Uttangalmangalam is about 4.9 km away. Neyveli is about 7.3 km away. Virudhachalam 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 Chinnakappankulam (under 2 km), Periyakappankulam (2.1 km) and Ammeri (2.4 km).

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

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