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About Kalmelkuppam Village

Kalmelkuppam is one of the larger villages in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,203, made up of 2,628 males and 2,575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 980 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1157.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632501, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalmelkuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalmelkuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Wallajah
Pincode 632501
Area (hectares) 1157.68 hectares
Population 5,203
Male Population 2,628
Female Population 2,575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 980
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 2 km distance

How Kalmelkuppam compares

By the 2011 count Kalmelkuppam is the 10th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 1157.68 hectares work out to about 4.5 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 a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Kalmelkuppam

Kalmelkuppam 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 Kalmelkuppam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 2 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalmelkuppam from other places

Kalmelkuppam lies about 22 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kannamangalam, about 4.3 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 Kalmelkuppam
Nearest railway station Kannamangalam 4.3 km
Nearest town Arni 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Wallajah 22 km
District headquarters Vellore 22 km

Villages closest to Kalmelkuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalmelkuppam village had a population of 5,203. That makes it the 10th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Kalmelkuppam village has 2,628 males and 2,575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalmelkuppam has about 980 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Kalmelkuppam is 632501. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalmelkuppam covers 1157.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kalmelkuppam falls under Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalmelkuppam is Kannamangalam, about 4.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 2 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Kalmelkuppam.

Kalmelkuppam is about 22 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalmelkuppam is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Kannamangalam is about 4.3 km away. Arni is about 17 km away. Wallajah is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Govindacherikuppam (under 2 km), Thimmanacherikuppam (under 2 km) and Melakuppam (under 2 km).

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

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