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About Kappur Village

Kappur is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,752, made up of 870 males and 882 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,014 females per 1000 males. The village covers 270.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609404, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 609404
Area (hectares) 270.82 hectares
Population 1,752
Male Population 870
Female Population 882
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,014
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kappur compares

By the 2011 count Kappur is the 28th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 270.82 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kappur

The census records public bus service for Kappur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kappur from other places

Kappur lies about 39 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 6.7 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 Kappur
Nearest railway station Mayiladuthurai Junction 6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 8.0 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 8.4 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 39 km

Villages closest to Kappur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappur village had a population of 1,752. That makes it the 28th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Kappur village has 870 males and 882 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappur has about 1014 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kappur is 609404. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappur covers 270.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kappur falls under Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kappur is Mayiladuthurai Junction, about 6.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kappur.

Kappur is about 39 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappur is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Mayiladuthurai Junction is about 6.7 km away. Kuthalam is about 8.0 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ananthanallur (under 2 km), Manganallur (under 2 km) and Sengudi (1.8 km).

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

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