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About Brahmakundam Village

Brahmakundam is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,713, made up of 2,398 males and 2,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 965 females per 1000 males. The village covers 227.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605702, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Brahmakundam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Brahmakundam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 605702
Area (hectares) 227.56 hectares
Population 4,713
Male Population 2,398
Female Population 2,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 965
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Brahmakundam compares

By the 2011 count Brahmakundam is the 17th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 227.56 hectares work out to about 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Brahmakundam

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

How far is Brahmakundam from other places

Brahmakundam lies about 62 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 28 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 Brahmakundam
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 11 km
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 25 km
Nearest railway station Tandarai 28 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 62 km

Villages closest to Brahmakundam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Brahmakundam village had a population of 4,713. That makes it the 17th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Brahmakundam village has 2,398 males and 2,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Brahmakundam has about 965 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Brahmakundam is 605702. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Brahmakundam covers 227.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 21 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Brahmakundam falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Brahmakundam is Tandarai, about 28 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Brahmakundam is about 62 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Brahmakundam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 11 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 25 km away. Tandarai is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pavunjipattu (1.9 km), Pavunjipattu Rf (1.9 km) and Manalur (2.8 km).

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

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