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About Indirasankuppam Village

Indirasankuppam is a small village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 461, made up of 225 males and 236 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,049 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.83 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Indirasankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Indirasankuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604203
Area (hectares) 140.83 hectares
Population 461
Male Population 225
Female Population 236
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,049
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Indirasankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Indirasankuppam is the 215th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 140.83 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Indirasankuppam

Indirasankuppam 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 Indirasankuppam 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Indirasankuppam from other places

Indirasankuppam lies about 38 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tindivanam, about 14 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 Indirasankuppam
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 13 km
Nearest railway station Tindivanam 14 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 38 km

Villages closest to Indirasankuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Indirasankuppam village had a population of 461. That makes it the 215th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Indirasankuppam village has 225 males and 236 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Indirasankuppam has about 1049 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Indirasankuppam is 604203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Indirasankuppam covers 140.83 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Indirasankuppam falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Indirasankuppam is Tindivanam, about 14 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

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

Indirasankuppam is about 38 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Indirasankuppam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 13 km away. Tindivanam is about 14 km away. Viluppuram is about 38 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallikulam (under 2 km), Kuttapakkam (under 2 km) and Melathur (1.7 km).

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

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