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About Karuppur Village

Karuppur is a mid sized village in Kuthalam tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,860, made up of 927 males and 933 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 278.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuppur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Kuthalam
Pincode 612203
Area (hectares) 278.45 hectares
Population 1,860
Male Population 927
Female Population 933
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karuppur compares

By the 2011 count Karuppur is the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents. Its 278.45 hectares work out to about 6.7 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 Karuppur

Karuppur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karuppur as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karuppur from other places

Karuppur lies about 43 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Narasinganpet, about 4.0 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 Karuppur
Nearest railway station Narasinganpet 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Kuthalam 7.0 km
Nearest town Mayiladuthurai 16 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 43 km

Villages closest to Karuppur

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 Karuppur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuppur village had a population of 1,860. That makes it the 26th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,106 residents.

Karuppur village has 927 males and 933 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuppur has about 1006 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 Karuppur is 612203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuppur covers 278.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Karuppur is Narasinganpet, about 4.0 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 <5 km distance for Karuppur.

Karuppur is about 43 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuppur is in Kuthalam tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Narasinganpet is about 4.0 km away. Kuthalam is about 7.0 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Peravur (under 2 km), Kodimangalam (2.0 km) and Nallavur (2.0 km).

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

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