About Karikkapatti Village

Karikkapatti is a large village in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,125, made up of 1,672 males and 1,453 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 869 females per 1000 males. The village covers 291.41 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikkapatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikkapatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Mettur
Pincode	636501
Area (hectares)	291.41 hectares
Population	3,125
Male Population	1,672
Female Population	1,453
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	869
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Karikkapatti compares

By the 2011 count Karikkapatti is the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 291.41 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Karikkapatti

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

Karikkapatti lies about 28 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Tolasampatti, about 13 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 Karikkapatti
Nearest town	Tāramangalam	8.2 km
Nearest railway station	Tolasampatti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Mettur	16 km
District headquarters	Salem	28 km

Villages closest to Karikkapatti

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 Karikkapatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikkapatti village had a population of 3,125. That makes it the 28th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Karikkapatti village has 1,672 males and 1,453 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikkapatti has about 869 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, a little below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Karikkapatti is 636501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikkapatti covers 291.41 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Karikkapatti is Tolasampatti, about 13 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 Karikkapatti.

Karikkapatti 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.

Karikkapatti is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Tāramangalam is about 8.2 km away. Tolasampatti is about 13 km away. Mettur is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.