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About Keelkuppam Village

Keelkuppam is a mid sized village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 728, made up of 372 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 454.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636902, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Keelkuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Keelkuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 636902
Area (hectares) 454.29 hectares
Population 728
Male Population 372
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Keelkuppam compares

By the 2011 count Keelkuppam is the 100th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 454.29 hectares work out to about 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Keelkuppam

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

Keelkuppam lies about 29 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kuppam, about under 2 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 Keelkuppam
Nearest railway station Kuppam under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthangarai 29 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 29 km

Villages closest to Keelkuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Keelkuppam village had a population of 728. That makes it the 100th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Keelkuppam village has 372 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Keelkuppam has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Keelkuppam is 636902. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Keelkuppam covers 454.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.6 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Keelkuppam falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Keelkuppam is Kuppam, about under 2 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 Keelkuppam.

Keelkuppam is about 29 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Keelkuppam is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kuppam is about under 2 km away. Uthangarai is about 29 km away. Krishnagiri is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kuppanatham (under 2 km), Veeranakuppam (under 2 km) and Gangapirampatti (3.6 km).

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

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