About Kanguppam Village

Kanguppam is a large village in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,889, made up of 1,962 males and 1,927 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 982 females per 1000 males. The village covers 593.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanguppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanguppam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Vellore
Tehsil	Katpadi
Pincode	632209
Area (hectares)	593.4 hectares
Population	3,889
Male Population	1,962
Female Population	1,927
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	982
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 6 km distance

How Kanguppam compares

By the 2011 count Kanguppam is the 18th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 593.4 hectares work out to about 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kanguppam

Kanguppam 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 Kanguppam 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 Kanguppam from other places

Kanguppam lies about 19 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kavanur, about 3.7 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 Kanguppam
Nearest railway station	Kavanur	3.7 km
Nearest town	Pallikonda	8.9 km
District headquarters	Vellore	19 km
Tehsil headquarters	Katpadi	19 km

Villages closest to Kanguppam

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.

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Common questions about Kanguppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanguppam village had a population of 3,889. That makes it the 18th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Kanguppam village has 1,962 males and 1,927 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanguppam has about 982 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 1028.

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

Kanguppam covers 593.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanguppam is Kavanur, about 3.7 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 Kanguppam.

Kanguppam is about 19 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanguppam is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Kavanur is about 3.7 km away. Pallikonda is about 8.9 km away. Vellore is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.