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About Illupakunam Village

Illupakunam is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,002, made up of 1,018 males and 984 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 414.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606903, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Illupakunam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Illupakunam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606903
Area (hectares) 414.02 hectares
Population 2,002
Male Population 1,018
Female Population 984
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 967
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Illupakunam compares

By the 2011 count Illupakunam is the 78th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 414.02 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Illupakunam

Illupakunam 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 Illupakunam 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 Illupakunam from other places

Illupakunam lies about 46 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about under 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 Illupakunam
Nearest railway station Arni Road under 2 km
Nearest town Arni 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Polur 15 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 46 km

Villages closest to Illupakunam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Illupakunam village had a population of 2,002. That makes it the 78th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Illupakunam village has 1,018 males and 984 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Illupakunam has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Illupakunam is 606903. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Illupakunam covers 414.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Illupakunam falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Illupakunam is Arni Road, about under 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 Illupakunam.

Illupakunam is about 46 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Illupakunam is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Arni Road is about under 2 km away. Arni is about 10 km away. Polur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kasthambady (under 2 km), Alliyabad (2.1 km) and Naranamangalam (2.3 km).

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

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