About Karapattu Village

Karapattu is a large village in Ambur tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,875, made up of 2,479 males and 2,396 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 967 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1679.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635811, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karapattu village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Ambur
Pincode	635811
Area (hectares)	1679.54 hectares
Population	4,875
Male Population	2,479
Female Population	2,396
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	967
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 11 km distance

How Karapattu compares

By the 2011 count Karapattu is the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents. Its 1679.54 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, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

Getting to Karapattu

Karapattu 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 Karapattu 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 11 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karapattu from other places

Karapattu lies about 26 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 2.0 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 Karapattu
Nearest railway station	Melattur	2.0 km
Nearest town	Kondasamudram	4.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Ambur	23 km
District headquarters	Vellore	26 km

Villages closest to Karapattu

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 Karapattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karapattu village had a population of 4,875. That makes it the 7th largest of the 73 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,455 residents.

Karapattu village has 2,479 males and 2,396 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karapattu has about 967 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1023.

The pincode recorded for Karapattu is 635811. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karapattu covers 1679.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karapattu is Melattur, about 2.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 11 km distance.

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

Karapattu is about 26 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karapattu is in Ambur tehsil of Vellore district. Melattur is about 2.0 km away. Kondasamudram is about 4.2 km away. Ambur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.