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About Karuppur Village

Karuppur is a mid sized village in Kumbakonam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,531, made up of 751 males and 780 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,039 females per 1000 males. The village covers 260.7 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612402, 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 Thanjavur
Tehsil Kumbakonam
Pincode 612402
Area (hectares) 260.7 hectares
Population 1,531
Male Population 751
Female Population 780
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,039
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Karuppur compares

By the 2011 count Karuppur is the 53rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents. Its 260.7 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Karuppur

Karuppur 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 Karuppur 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 Karuppur from other places

Karuppur lies about 35 km from Thanjavur. 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
Tehsil headquarters Kumbakonam 1.9 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 35 km

Villages closest to Karuppur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Kumbakonam 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 1,531. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 99 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,133 residents.

Karuppur village has 751 males and 780 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuppur has about 1039 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1007.

The pincode recorded for Karuppur is 612402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karuppur covers 260.7 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karuppur falls under Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Karuppur notes the nearest railway station 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 Karuppur.

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

Karuppur is in Kumbakonam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kumbakonam is about 1.9 km away. Thanjavur 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 Koranattu Karuppur I (under 2 km), Koranattu Karuppur Ii (under 2 km) and Marutadi (under 2 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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