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About Koppam Village

Koppam is a small village in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 447, made up of 244 males and 203 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 832 females per 1000 males. The village covers 152.76 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636453, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Mettur
Pincode 636453
Area (hectares) 152.76 hectares
Population 447
Male Population 244
Female Population 203
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 832
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 Koppam compares

By the 2011 count Koppam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 152.76 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Koppam

The census records public bus service for Koppam 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 Koppam from other places

Koppam lies about 28 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mecheri Road, about 2.8 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 Koppam
Nearest railway station Mecheri Road 2.8 km
Nearest town Mechcheri 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Mettur 16 km
District headquarters Salem 28 km

Villages closest to Koppam

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.

Common questions about Koppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Koppam village had a population of 447. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Koppam village has 244 males and 203 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koppam has about 832 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Koppam is 636453. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koppam covers 152.76 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Koppam is Mecheri Road, about 2.8 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 Koppam.

Koppam 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.

Koppam is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Mecheri Road is about 2.8 km away. Mechcheri is about 3.5 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.

The closest recorded villages are Banapuram (1.7 km), Chinnasattappadi (2.9 km) and Periyasattappadi (3.0 km).

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

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