About Kappai Village

Kappai is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,229, made up of 624 males and 605 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 281.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604205, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kappai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kappai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604205
Area (hectares)	281.42 hectares
Population	1,229
Male Population	624
Female Population	605
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 27 km distance

How Kappai compares

By the 2011 count Kappai is the 127th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 281.42 hectares work out to about 4.4 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 987.

Getting to Kappai

Kappai 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 Kappai 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 27 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kappai from other places

Kappai lies about 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 15 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 Kappai
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	7.4 km
Nearest railway station	Nedimolyanur	15 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	29 km

Villages closest to Kappai

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.

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Common questions about Kappai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kappai village had a population of 1,229. That makes it the 127th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Kappai village has 624 males and 605 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kappai has about 970 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Kappai is 604205. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kappai covers 281.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kappai is Nedimolyanur, about 15 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 27 km distance.

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

Kappai is about 29 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kappai is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 7.4 km away. Nedimolyanur is about 15 km away. Viluppuram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.