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About Sekkadikuppam Village

Sekkadikuppam is a mid sized village in Wallajah tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 959, made up of 499 males and 460 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 922 females per 1000 males. The village covers 264.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Sekkadikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Sekkadikuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Wallajah
Pincode 631102
Area (hectares) 264.19 hectares
Population 959
Male Population 499
Female Population 460
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 922
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 km distance

How Sekkadikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Sekkadikuppam is the 59th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents. Its 264.19 hectares work out to about 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

Getting to Sekkadikuppam

Sekkadikuppam 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 Sekkadikuppam 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 Sekkadikuppam from other places

Sekkadikuppam lies about 30 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Marudalam, about 6.8 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 Sekkadikuppam
Nearest railway station Marudalam 6.8 km
Nearest town Sholinghur 9.3 km
Tehsil headquarters Wallajah 30 km
District headquarters Vellore 30 km

Villages closest to Sekkadikuppam

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 Sekkadikuppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Sekkadikuppam village had a population of 959. That makes it the 59th largest of the 69 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,096 residents.

Sekkadikuppam village has 499 males and 460 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Sekkadikuppam has about 922 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1002.

The pincode recorded for Sekkadikuppam is 631102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Sekkadikuppam covers 264.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Sekkadikuppam is Marudalam, about 6.8 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 Sekkadikuppam.

Sekkadikuppam 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.

Sekkadikuppam is in Wallajah tehsil of Vellore district. Marudalam is about 6.8 km away. Sholinghur is about 9.3 km away. Wallajah 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 Rendadi (under 2 km), Jambukulam (under 2 km) and Kesavanan Kuppam (1.6 km).

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

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