About Alankuppam Village

Alankuppam is a large village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,593, made up of 1,244 males and 1,349 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,084 females per 1000 males. The village covers 73.67 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635814, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Alankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Alankuppam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Ambur
Pincode	635814
Area (hectares)	73.67 hectares
Population	2,593
Male Population	1,244
Female Population	1,349
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,084
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 km distance

How Alankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Alankuppam is the 24th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 73.67 hectares work out to about 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Alankuppam

Alankuppam 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 Alankuppam 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 Alankuppam from other places

Alankuppam lies about 38 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melpatti, about 6.3 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 Alankuppam
Nearest railway station	Melpatti	6.3 km
Nearest town	Peranāmpattu	7.1 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambur	15 km
District headquarters	Vellore	38 km

Villages closest to Alankuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Alankuppam village had a population of 2,593. That makes it the 24th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Alankuppam village has 1,244 males and 1,349 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Alankuppam has about 1084 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Alankuppam is 635814. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Alankuppam covers 73.67 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 35 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Alankuppam falls under Ambur tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Alankuppam is Melpatti, about 6.3 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 Alankuppam.

Alankuppam is about 38 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Alankuppam is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Melpatti is about 6.3 km away. Peranāmpattu is about 7.1 km away. Ambur is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.