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About Karumapuram Village

Karumapuram is a large village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,329, made up of 1,185 males and 1,144 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karumapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karumapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Vazhapadi
Pincode 636106
Area (hectares) 585.46 hectares
Population 2,329
Male Population 1,185
Female Population 1,144
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karumapuram compares

By the 2011 count Karumapuram is the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 585.46 hectares work out to about 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Karumapuram

Karumapuram 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 Karumapuram 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 Karumapuram from other places

Karumapuram lies about 15 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Minnampalli, about under 2 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 Karumapuram
Nearest railway station Minnampalli under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Vazhapadi 12 km
District headquarters Salem 15 km

Villages closest to Karumapuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karumapuram village had a population of 2,329. That makes it the 25th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Karumapuram village has 1,185 males and 1,144 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karumapuram has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Karumapuram is 636106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karumapuram covers 585.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karumapuram falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karumapuram is Minnampalli, about under 2 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 Karumapuram.

Karumapuram is about 15 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karumapuram is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Minnampalli is about under 2 km away. Vazhapadi is about 12 km away. Salem is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sarkar Nattamangalam (under 2 km), Karipatti (1.8 km) and Mettupatti (1.9 km).

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

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