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About Devarishikuppam Village

Devarishikuppam is a large village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,469, made up of 1,732 males and 1,737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 432.02 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Devarishikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Devarishikuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632209
Area (hectares) 432.02 hectares
Population 3,469
Male Population 1,732
Female Population 1,737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 6 km distance

How Devarishikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Devarishikuppam is the 25th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 432.02 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Devarishikuppam

Devarishikuppam 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 Devarishikuppam 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 6 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Devarishikuppam from other places

Devarishikuppam lies about 21 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kavanur, about 3.8 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 Devarishikuppam
Nearest railway station Kavanur 3.8 km
Nearest town Pallikonda 8.2 km
District headquarters Vellore 21 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 21 km

Villages closest to Devarishikuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Devarishikuppam village had a population of 3,469. That makes it the 25th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Devarishikuppam village has 1,732 males and 1,737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Devarishikuppam has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Devarishikuppam is 632209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Devarishikuppam covers 432.02 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Devarishikuppam falls under Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Devarishikuppam is Kavanur, about 3.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 6 km distance.

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

Devarishikuppam is about 21 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Devarishikuppam is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Kavanur is about 3.8 km away. Pallikonda is about 8.2 km away. Vellore is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melur (under 2 km), Machanur (under 2 km) and Kanguppam (1.6 km).

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

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