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About Karumbakkam Village

Karumbakkam is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,330, made up of 686 males and 644 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 939 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karumbakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karumbakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603108
Area (hectares) 184.89 hectares
Population 1,330
Male Population 686
Female Population 644
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 939
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 16 km distance

How Karumbakkam compares

By the 2011 count Karumbakkam is the 58th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 184.89 hectares work out to about 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Karumbakkam

Karumbakkam 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 Karumbakkam 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 16 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karumbakkam from other places

Karumbakkam lies about 25 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Villiyambakkam, about 3.5 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 Karumbakkam
Nearest railway station Villiyambakkam 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 8.6 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 25 km

Villages closest to Karumbakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karumbakkam village had a population of 1,330. That makes it the 58th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Karumbakkam village has 686 males and 644 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karumbakkam has about 939 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Karumbakkam is 603108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karumbakkam covers 184.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Karumbakkam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karumbakkam is Villiyambakkam, about 3.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 16 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Karumbakkam.

Karumbakkam is about 25 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karumbakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Villiyambakkam is about 3.5 km away. Chengalpattu is about 8.6 km away. Kancheepuram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mambakkam (2.1 km), Mambakkam Rf (2.1 km) and Thandarai (3.5 km).

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

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