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About Kalpakkam Village

Kalpakkam is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,136, made up of 582 males and 554 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 952 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180.61 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalpakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalpakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601203
Area (hectares) 180.61 hectares
Population 1,136
Male Population 582
Female Population 554
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 952
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 4 km distance

How Kalpakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kalpakkam is the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 180.61 hectares work out to about 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1011.

Getting to Kalpakkam

Kalpakkam 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 Kalpakkam 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 4 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalpakkam from other places

Kalpakkam lies about 42 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Minjur, about 2.2 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 Kalpakkam
Nearest railway station Minjur 2.2 km
Nearest town Mīnjūr 2.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 8.4 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 42 km

Villages closest to Kalpakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalpakkam village had a population of 1,136. That makes it the 61st largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Kalpakkam village has 582 males and 554 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalpakkam has about 952 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 1011.

The pincode recorded for Kalpakkam is 601203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalpakkam covers 180.61 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kalpakkam falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalpakkam is Minjur, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 4 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kalpakkam.

Kalpakkam is about 42 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalpakkam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Minjur is about 2.2 km away. Mīnjūr is about 2.4 km away. Ponneri is about 8.4 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vellambakkam (under 2 km), Thinaipakkam (under 2 km) and Thottakadu (1.5 km).

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

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