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About Pappankulam Village

Pappankulam is one of the larger villages in Madathukulam tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,604, made up of 3,303 males and 3,301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2286.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Pappankulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Pappankulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Madathukulam
Pincode 642204
Area (hectares) 2286.37 hectares
Population 6,604
Male Population 3,303
Female Population 3,301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Pappankulam compares

By the 2011 count Pappankulam is the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents. Its 2286.37 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

Getting to Pappankulam

Pappankulam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Pappankulam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Pappankulam from other places

Pappankulam lies about 66 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Maivadi Road, about 4.4 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 Pappankulam
Nearest railway station Maivadi Road 4.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Madathukulam 5.8 km
Nearest town Madattukkulam 5.8 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 66 km

Villages closest to Pappankulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Pappankulam village had a population of 6,604. That makes it the 4th largest of the 35 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,733 residents.

Pappankulam village has 3,303 males and 3,301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Pappankulam has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1005.

The pincode recorded for Pappankulam is 642204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Pappankulam covers 2286.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Pappankulam falls under Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Pappankulam is Maivadi Road, about 4.4 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 village for Pappankulam.

Pappankulam is about 66 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Pappankulam is in Madathukulam tehsil of Tiruppur district. Maivadi Road is about 4.4 km away. Madathukulam is about 5.8 km away. Madattukkulam is about 5.8 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kolumam (6.3 km), Vedappatti (6.9 km) and Veedampatti (6.9 km).

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

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