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About Gurupuram Village

Gurupuram is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 601, made up of 296 males and 305 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,030 females per 1000 males. The village covers 201.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601103, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gurupuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gurupuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 601103
Area (hectares) 201.81 hectares
Population 601
Male Population 296
Female Population 305
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,030
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 21 km distance

How Gurupuram compares

By the 2011 count Gurupuram is the 65th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 201.81 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Gurupuram

Gurupuram 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 Gurupuram as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 21 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gurupuram from other places

Gurupuram lies about 14 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Sevvapet Road, about 14 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 Gurupuram
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 12 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 14 km
Nearest town Tiruvallur 14 km
Nearest railway station Sevvapet Road 14 km

Villages closest to Gurupuram

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Gurupuram village had a population of 601. That makes it the 65th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Gurupuram village has 296 males and 305 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gurupuram has about 1030 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Gurupuram is 601103. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gurupuram covers 201.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Gurupuram falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Gurupuram is Sevvapet Road, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 21 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Gurupuram.

Gurupuram is about 14 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gurupuram is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 12 km away. Thiruvallur is about 14 km away. Tiruvallur is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Meyyur (2.2 km), Meyyur R F (2.2 km) and Vembedu (2.5 km).

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

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