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About Kilkuppam Village

Kilkuppam is a mid sized village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 741 males and 706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 953 females per 1000 males. The village covers 338.48 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kilkuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kilkuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Kallakkurichi
Pincode 606301
Area (hectares) 338.48 hectares
Population 1,447
Male Population 741
Female Population 706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 953
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kilkuppam compares

By the 2011 count Kilkuppam is the 111th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 338.48 hectares work out to about 4.3 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 970.

Getting to Kilkuppam

Kilkuppam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kilkuppam 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 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kilkuppam from other places

Kilkuppam lies about 24 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about 5.6 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 Kilkuppam
Nearest railway station Parikkal 5.6 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Kallakkurichi 24 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 24 km

Villages closest to Kilkuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kilkuppam village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 111th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Kilkuppam village has 741 males and 706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kilkuppam has about 953 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 970.

The pincode recorded for Kilkuppam is 606301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kilkuppam covers 338.48 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kilkuppam falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kilkuppam is Parikkal, about 5.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kilkuppam is about 24 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kilkuppam is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about 5.6 km away. Ulundurpet is about 13 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaniyamur (4.4 km), Madam (6.9 km) and Elavadi (8.5 km).

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

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