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About Uppur Village

Uppur is a large village in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,793, made up of 1,330 males and 1,463 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,100 females per 1000 males. The village covers 654.17 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614704, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uppur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Thiruthuraipoondi
Pincode 614704
Area (hectares) 654.17 hectares
Population 2,793
Male Population 1,330
Female Population 1,463
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,100
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Uppur compares

By the 2011 count Uppur is the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents. Its 654.17 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

Getting to Uppur

Uppur 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 Uppur 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 Uppur from other places

Uppur lies about 39 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tillaivilagam, 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 Uppur
Nearest railway station Tillaivilagam 2.2 km
Nearest town Muthupet 6.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Thiruthuraipoondi 14 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 39 km

Villages closest to Uppur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Uppur village had a population of 2,793. That makes it the 22nd largest of the 74 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,282 residents.

Uppur village has 1,330 males and 1,463 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uppur has about 1100 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1040.

The pincode recorded for Uppur is 614704. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uppur covers 654.17 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Uppur falls under Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Uppur is Tillaivilagam, about 2.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Uppur.

Uppur is about 39 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uppur is in Thiruthuraipoondi tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Tillaivilagam is about 2.2 km away. Muthupet is about 6.9 km away. Thiruthuraipoondi 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 Kaluvangadu (1.7 km), Veeranvayal (1.7 km) and Udayamarthandapuram (1.9 km).

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

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