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About Kampattu Village

Kampattu is a mid sized village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,322, made up of 656 males and 666 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,015 females per 1000 males. The village covers 236.79 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606904, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kampattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kampattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Polur
Pincode 606904
Area (hectares) 236.79 hectares
Population 1,322
Male Population 656
Female Population 666
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,015
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Kampattu compares

By the 2011 count Kampattu is the 118th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 236.79 hectares work out to about 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kampattu

Kampattu 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 Kampattu 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 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kampattu from other places

Kampattu lies about 42 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Madimangalam, about 13 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 Kampattu
Nearest railway station Madimangalam 13 km
Nearest town Arni 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Polur 18 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 42 km

Villages closest to Kampattu

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 Kampattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Kampattu village had a population of 1,322. That makes it the 118th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kampattu village has 656 males and 666 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kampattu has about 1015 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kampattu is 606904. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kampattu covers 236.79 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kampattu is Madimangalam, about 13 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kampattu.

Kampattu is about 42 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kampattu is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Madimangalam is about 13 km away. Arni is about 14 km away. Polur is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thumbur (under 2 km), Modanapalayam (under 2 km) and Veerasambanur (2.2 km).

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

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