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About Kombaikkadu Village

Kombaikkadu is a mid sized village in Yercaud tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 510, made up of 243 males and 267 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,099 females per 1000 males. The village covers 184.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636601, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kombaikkadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kombaikkadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Yercaud
Pincode 636601
Area (hectares) 184.71 hectares
Population 510
Male Population 243
Female Population 267
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,099
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kombaikkadu compares

By the 2011 count Kombaikkadu is the 30th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 504 residents. Its 184.71 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kombaikkadu

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

Kombaikkadu lies about 17 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Danishpet, about 12 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 Kombaikkadu
Tehsil headquarters Yercaud 2.3 km
Nearest railway station Danishpet 12 km
District headquarters Salem 17 km

Villages closest to Kombaikkadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kombaikkadu village had a population of 510. That makes it the 30th largest of the 60 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 504 residents.

Kombaikkadu village has 243 males and 267 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kombaikkadu has about 1099 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kombaikkadu is 636601. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kombaikkadu covers 184.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kombaikkadu falls under Yercaud tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kombaikkadu is Danishpet, about 12 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 Kombaikkadu.

Kombaikkadu is about 17 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kombaikkadu is in Yercaud tehsil of Salem district. Yercaud is about 2.3 km away. Danishpet is about 12 km away. Salem is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Mailapatti (under 2 km), Asambur (under 2 km) and Sengadu (1.6 km).

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

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