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About Kokkampalayam Village

Kokkampalayam is a large village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,790, made up of 1,379 males and 1,411 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,023 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1809.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kokkampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kokkampalayam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Dharapuram
Pincode 638702
Area (hectares) 1809.42 hectares
Population 2,790
Male Population 1,379
Female Population 1,411
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,023
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kokkampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kokkampalayam is the 25th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 1809.42 hectares work out to about 1.5 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 995.

Getting to Kokkampalayam

Kokkampalayam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kokkampalayam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kokkampalayam from other places

Kokkampalayam lies about 22 km from Dharapuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruppur, about 25 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 Kokkampalayam
Nearest town Palladam 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Dharapuram 22 km
Nearest railway station Tiruppur 25 km

Villages closest to Kokkampalayam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kokkampalayam village had a population of 2,790. That makes it the 25th largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Kokkampalayam village has 1,379 males and 1,411 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kokkampalayam has about 1023 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kokkampalayam is 638702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kokkampalayam covers 1809.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kokkampalayam falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kokkampalayam is Tiruppur, about 25 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 - 10 km distance for Kokkampalayam.

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

Kokkampalayam is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Palladam is about 17 km away. Dharapuram is about 22 km away. Tiruppur is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Jothiampatti (3.4 km), Nandavanampalayam (7.3 km) and Kolumangali (8.8 km).

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

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