About Bukkampatti Village

Bukkampatti is a large village in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,140, made up of 2,195 males and 1,945 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 886 females per 1000 males. The village covers 899.06 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Bukkampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Bukkampatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Mettur
Pincode	636451
Area (hectares)	899.06 hectares
Population	4,140
Male Population	2,195
Female Population	1,945
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	886
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Bukkampatti compares

By the 2011 count Bukkampatti is the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 899.06 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Bukkampatti

Bukkampatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Bukkampatti 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Bukkampatti from other places

Bukkampatti lies about 28 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Karuvalli, about 5.9 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 Bukkampatti
Nearest town	Mechcheri	3.3 km
Nearest railway station	Karuvalli	5.9 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mettur	20 km
District headquarters	Salem	28 km

Villages closest to Bukkampatti

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

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Common questions about Bukkampatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Bukkampatti village had a population of 4,140. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Bukkampatti village has 2,195 males and 1,945 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Bukkampatti has about 886 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Bukkampatti is 636451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Bukkampatti covers 899.06 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Bukkampatti falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Bukkampatti is Karuvalli, about 5.9 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 village for Bukkampatti.

Bukkampatti is about 28 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Bukkampatti is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Mechcheri is about 3.3 km away. Karuvalli is about 5.9 km away. Mettur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.