About Karattupalayam Village

Karattupalayam is one of the larger villages in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 7,835, made up of 3,935 males and 3,900 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2003.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638457, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karattupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karattupalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638457
Area (hectares)	2003.16 hectares
Population	7,835
Male Population	3,935
Female Population	3,900
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	991
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karattupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Karattupalayam is the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 2003.16 hectares work out to about 3.9 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 1001.

Getting to Karattupalayam

Karattupalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karattupalayam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karattupalayam from other places

Karattupalayam lies about 23 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Erode Diesel Loco Shed Track: Double Electric-Line, about 24 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 Karattupalayam
Nearest town	Anthiyur	9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	15 km
District headquarters	Erode	23 km
Nearest railway station	Erode Diesel Loco Shed Track: Double Electric-Line	24 km

Villages closest to Karattupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karattupalayam village had a population of 7,835. That makes it the 4th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Karattupalayam village has 3,935 males and 3,900 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karattupalayam has about 991 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 1001.

The pincode recorded for Karattupalayam is 638457. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karattupalayam covers 2003.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karattupalayam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karattupalayam is Erode Diesel Loco Shed Track: Double Electric-Line, about 24 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Karattupalayam.

Karattupalayam is about 23 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karattupalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Anthiyur is about 9.2 km away. Gobichettipalayam is about 15 km away. Erode is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.