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About Uthupalayam Village

Uthupalayam is a mid sized village in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 578, made up of 288 males and 290 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.13 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uthupalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uthupalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637103
Area (hectares) 264.13 hectares
Population 578
Male Population 288
Female Population 290
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Uthupalayam compares

By the 2011 count Uthupalayam is the 33rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 264.13 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Uthupalayam

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

Uthupalayam lies about 30 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Rasipuram, 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 Uthupalayam
Nearest railway station Rasipuram 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 25 km
District headquarters Salem 30 km

Villages closest to Uthupalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uthupalayam village had a population of 578. That makes it the 33rd largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Uthupalayam village has 288 males and 290 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uthupalayam has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Uthupalayam is 637103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uthupalayam covers 264.13 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uthupalayam falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Uthupalayam is Rasipuram, 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 <5 km distance for Uthupalayam.

Uthupalayam is about 30 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uthupalayam is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Rasipuram is about 13 km away. Sankari is about 25 km away. Salem is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Avarangampalayam (under 2 km), Pullakkavundampatti (10 km) and Kaveripatti Agraharam (12 km).

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

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