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About K Shanmukapuram Village

K Shanmukapuram is a mid sized village in Ottapidaram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 958, made up of 469 males and 489 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,043 females per 1000 males. The village covers 933.8 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628722, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

K Shanmukapuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for K Shanmukapuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ottapidaram
Pincode 628722
Area (hectares) 933.8 hectares
Population 958
Male Population 469
Female Population 489
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,043
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How K Shanmukapuram compares

By the 2011 count K Shanmukapuram is the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents. Its 933.8 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

Getting to K Shanmukapuram

K Shanmukapuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for K Shanmukapuram as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is K Shanmukapuram from other places

K Shanmukapuram lies about 22 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Pandiyapuram, about 2.8 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 K Shanmukapuram
Nearest railway station Pandiyapuram 2.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Ottapidaram 11 km
Nearest town Milavittan 16 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 22 km

Villages closest to K Shanmukapuram

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ottapidaram 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 K Shanmukapuram

As per the Census of India 2011, K Shanmukapuram village had a population of 958. That makes it the 47th largest of the 63 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,831 residents.

K Shanmukapuram village has 469 males and 489 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, K Shanmukapuram has about 1043 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1004.

The pincode recorded for K Shanmukapuram is 628722. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

K Shanmukapuram covers 933.8 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

K Shanmukapuram falls under Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to K Shanmukapuram is Pandiyapuram, about 2.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for K Shanmukapuram.

K Shanmukapuram is about 22 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

K Shanmukapuram is in Ottapidaram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Pandiyapuram is about 2.8 km away. Ottapidaram is about 11 km away. Milavittan is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Minakshipuram (2.3 km), Jagaveerapandiapuram (2.3 km) and Melapandiyapuram (2.3 km).

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

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