About Sholankuppam Village

Sholankuppam is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,102, made up of 1,599 males and 1,503 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 585.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sholankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sholankuppam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606901
Area (hectares)	585.98 hectares
Population	3,102
Male Population	1,599
Female Population	1,503
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	940
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 28 km distance

How Sholankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Sholankuppam is the 30th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 585.98 hectares work out to about 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Sholankuppam

Sholankuppam 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 Sholankuppam 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 28 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Sholankuppam from other places

Sholankuppam lies about 27 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Sholankuppam
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	5.9 km
Nearest town	Polūr	5.9 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	27 km

Villages closest to Sholankuppam

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.

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Common questions about Sholankuppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sholankuppam village had a population of 3,102. That makes it the 30th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Sholankuppam village has 1,599 males and 1,503 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sholankuppam has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Sholankuppam is 606901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sholankuppam covers 585.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The census record for Sholankuppam notes the nearest railway station as Available within 28 km distance.

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

Sholankuppam is about 27 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Sholankuppam is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Polur is about 5.9 km away. Polūr is about 5.9 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.