About Gerugambakkam Village

Gerugambakkam is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 615, made up of 305 males and 310 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,016 females per 1000 males. The village covers 252.16 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 602023, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gerugambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gerugambakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Uthukkottai
Pincode	602023
Area (hectares)	252.16 hectares
Population	615
Male Population	305
Female Population	310
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,016
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 24 km distance

How Gerugambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Gerugambakkam is the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 252.16 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 Gerugambakkam

Gerugambakkam 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 Gerugambakkam 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 24 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gerugambakkam from other places

Gerugambakkam lies about 25 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Gummidipundi, 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 Gerugambakkam
Tehsil headquarters	Uthukkottai	5.1 km
Nearest town	Nagalapuram	14 km
Nearest railway station	Gummidipundi	22 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	25 km

Villages closest to Gerugambakkam

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.

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Common questions about Gerugambakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Gerugambakkam village had a population of 615. That makes it the 64th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Gerugambakkam village has 305 males and 310 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gerugambakkam has about 1016 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Gerugambakkam is 602023. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gerugambakkam covers 252.16 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Gerugambakkam is Gummidipundi, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 24 km distance.

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

Gerugambakkam is about 25 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gerugambakkam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 5.1 km away. Nagalapuram is about 14 km away. Gummidipundi is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.