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About Illuppaikkudi Village

Illuppaikkudi is one of the larger villages in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,327, made up of 2,675 males and 2,652 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 991 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1229.74 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Illuppaikkudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Illuppaikkudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630202
Area (hectares) 1229.74 hectares
Population 5,327
Male Population 2,675
Female Population 2,652
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 991
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Illuppaikkudi compares

By the 2011 count Illuppaikkudi is the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 1229.74 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Illuppaikkudi

Illuppaikkudi 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 Illuppaikkudi 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 Illuppaikkudi from other places

Illuppaikkudi lies about 35 km from Karaikkudi, and the nearest railway station is Sivaganga, about 7.5 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 Illuppaikkudi
Nearest railway station Sivaganga 7.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 35 km

Villages closest to Illuppaikkudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Illuppaikkudi village had a population of 5,327. That makes it the 4th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Illuppaikkudi village has 2,675 males and 2,652 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Illuppaikkudi has about 991 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Illuppaikkudi is 630202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Illuppaikkudi covers 1229.74 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Illuppaikkudi falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Illuppaikkudi is Sivaganga, about 7.5 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 Illuppaikkudi.

Illuppaikkudi is about 35 km from Karaikkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Illuppaikkudi is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Sivaganga is about 7.5 km away. Karaikkudi is about 35 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alavilanpatti (8.1 km), Mummudichanpatti (11 km) and Thiruthipatti (14 km).

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

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