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About Kattupakkam Village

Kattupakkam is a large village in Arakonam tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,984, made up of 1,931 males and 2,053 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1187.25 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattupakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattupakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Arakonam
Pincode 632502
Area (hectares) 1187.25 hectares
Population 3,984
Male Population 1,931
Female Population 2,053
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Kattupakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kattupakkam is the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents. Its 1187.25 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kattupakkam

Kattupakkam 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 Kattupakkam 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 Kattupakkam from other places

Kattupakkam lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Melattur, about 6.4 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 Kattupakkam
Nearest town Gudiyatham 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Melattur 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Arakonam 30 km
District headquarters Vellore 30 km

Villages closest to Kattupakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattupakkam village had a population of 3,984. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 132 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,632 residents.

Kattupakkam village has 1,931 males and 2,053 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattupakkam has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kattupakkam is 632502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattupakkam covers 1187.25 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kattupakkam falls under Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kattupakkam is Melattur, about 6.4 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 Kattupakkam.

Kattupakkam is about 30 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattupakkam is in Arakonam tehsil of Vellore district. Gudiyatham is about 3.3 km away. Melattur is about 6.4 km away. Arakonam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Anaipakkam (under 2 km), Attupakkam (under 2 km) and Kilpakkam (under 2 km).

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

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