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About Kallerikuppam Village

Kallerikuppam is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 815, made up of 433 males and 382 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 882 females per 1000 males. The village covers 234.72 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kallerikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kallerikuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606208
Area (hectares) 234.72 hectares
Population 815
Male Population 433
Female Population 382
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 882
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kallerikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Kallerikuppam is the 146th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 234.72 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kallerikuppam

Kallerikuppam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kallerikuppam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kallerikuppam from other places

Kallerikuppam lies about 58 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Siruvattur, about 22 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 Kallerikuppam
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 8.8 km
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 11 km
Nearest railway station Siruvattur 22 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 58 km

Villages closest to Kallerikuppam

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 Kallerikuppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kallerikuppam village had a population of 815. That makes it the 146th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Kallerikuppam village has 433 males and 382 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kallerikuppam has about 882 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kallerikuppam is 606208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kallerikuppam covers 234.72 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kallerikuppam is Siruvattur, about 22 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 5 - 10 km distance for Kallerikuppam.

Kallerikuppam is about 58 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kallerikuppam is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 8.8 km away. Kallakkurichchi is about 11 km away. Siruvattur is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Paramanatham (under 2 km), Velaiyambattu (2.1 km) and Melapattu (2.1 km).

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

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