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About Karapadi Village

Karapadi is a small village in Harur tehsil, in the district of Dharmapuri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 201, made up of 96 males and 105 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,094 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.31 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karapadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karapadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Dharmapuri
Tehsil Harur
Pincode 636903
Area (hectares) 43.31 hectares
Population 201
Male Population 96
Female Population 105
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,094
Bus Service (public) Available within 10+ km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karapadi compares

By the 2011 count Karapadi is the 146th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents. Its 43.31 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

Getting to Karapadi

Karapadi is fairly remote, with both bus and rail more than ten kilometres away. The census records public bus service for Karapadi as Available within 10+ km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 10+ km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karapadi from other places

Karapadi lies about 49 km from Dharmapuri, and the nearest railway station is Morappur, about 26 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 Karapadi
Tehsil headquarters Harur 14 km
Nearest town Harūr 14 km
Nearest railway station Morappur 26 km
District headquarters Dharmapuri 49 km

Villages closest to Karapadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karapadi village had a population of 201. That makes it the 146th largest of the 160 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,238 residents.

Karapadi village has 96 males and 105 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karapadi has about 1094 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 967.

The pincode recorded for Karapadi is 636903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karapadi covers 43.31 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karapadi falls under Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karapadi is Morappur, about 26 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10+ km distance and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Karapadi.

Karapadi is about 49 km from Dharmapuri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karapadi is in Harur tehsil of Dharmapuri district. Harur is about 14 km away. Harūr is about 14 km away. Morappur is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kambalai (1.7 km), Kattiripatty (4.0 km) and Vallimadurai (4.8 km).

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

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