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About Karuppur Village

Karuppur is a mid sized village in Tirupathur tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,275, made up of 645 males and 630 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 457.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630211, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuppur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Tirupathur
Pincode 630211
Area (hectares) 457.67 hectares
Population 1,275
Male Population 645
Female Population 630
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karuppur compares

By the 2011 count Karuppur is the 68th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents. Its 457.67 hectares work out to about 2.8 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 a little below the tehsil average of 993.

Getting to Karuppur

Karuppur is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Karuppur as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Karuppur from other places

Karuppur lies about 30 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kallal, about 22 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 Karuppur
Nearest railway station Kallal 22 km
Nearest town Melur 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirupathur 30 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 30 km

Villages closest to Karuppur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuppur village had a population of 1,275. That makes it the 68th largest of the 98 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,291 residents.

Karuppur village has 645 males and 630 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuppur has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 993.

The pincode recorded for Karuppur is 630211. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuppur covers 457.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karuppur falls under Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karuppur is Kallal, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Karuppur.

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

Karuppur is in Tirupathur tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kallal is about 22 km away. Melur is about 23 km away. Tirupathur 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 Nattarmangalam (1.9 km), Madavarayanpatti (2.1 km) and Sunnambiruppu (2.5 km).

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

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