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About Karuppathur Village

Karuppathur is one of the larger villages in Krishnarayapuram tehsil, in the district of Karur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,968, made up of 3,038 males and 2,930 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 964 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1760.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 639120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuppathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuppathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Karur
Tehsil Krishnarayapuram
Pincode 639120
Area (hectares) 1760.42 hectares
Population 5,968
Male Population 3,038
Female Population 2,930
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 964
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karuppathur compares

By the 2011 count Karuppathur is the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 4,798 residents. Its 1760.42 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Karuppathur

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

Karuppathur lies about 30 km from Karur, and the nearest railway station is Lalapet, about 1.8 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 Karuppathur
Nearest railway station Lalapet 1.8 km
Nearest town Kulittalai 6.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Krishnarayapuram 8.0 km
District headquarters Karur 30 km

Villages closest to Karuppathur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuppathur village had a population of 5,968. That makes it the 5th largest of the 20 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 4,798 residents.

Karuppathur village has 3,038 males and 2,930 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuppathur has about 964 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

The pincode recorded for Karuppathur is 639120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuppathur covers 1760.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karuppathur falls under Krishnarayapuram tehsil of Karur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karuppathur is Lalapet, about 1.8 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 Karuppathur.

Karuppathur is about 30 km from Karur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuppathur is in Krishnarayapuram tehsil of Karur district. Lalapet is about 1.8 km away. Kulittalai is about 6.5 km away. Krishnarayapuram is about 8.0 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallapalli (1.6 km), Pillapalayam (2.3 km) and Chinthalavadi (4.4 km).

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

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