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About Kamakkapalayam Village

Kamakkapalayam is a large village in Attur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,651, made up of 1,323 males and 1,328 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,004 females per 1000 males. The village covers 907.91 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636112, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kamakkapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kamakkapalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Attur
Pincode 636112
Area (hectares) 907.91 hectares
Population 2,651
Male Population 1,323
Female Population 1,328
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,004
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kamakkapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kamakkapalayam is the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents. Its 907.91 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

Getting to Kamakkapalayam

Kamakkapalayam is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kamakkapalayam 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kamakkapalayam from other places

Kamakkapalayam lies about 66 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Talaivasal, about 5.7 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 Kamakkapalayam
Nearest railway station Talaivasal 5.7 km
Nearest town Chinna Salem 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Attur 18 km
District headquarters Salem 66 km

Villages closest to Kamakkapalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kamakkapalayam village had a population of 2,651. That makes it the 46th largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,234 residents.

Kamakkapalayam village has 1,323 males and 1,328 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kamakkapalayam has about 1004 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 986.

The pincode recorded for Kamakkapalayam is 636112. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kamakkapalayam covers 907.91 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kamakkapalayam falls under Attur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kamakkapalayam is Talaivasal, about 5.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kamakkapalayam.

Kamakkapalayam is about 66 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kamakkapalayam is in Attur tehsil of Salem district. Talaivasal is about 5.7 km away. Chinna Salem is about 16 km away. Attur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Navalur (3.1 km), Thiyaganur (3.1 km) and Aragalur (4.0 km).

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

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