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About Kurmbalur Village

Kurmbalur is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 770, made up of 398 males and 372 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 935 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2014.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606401, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kurmbalur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kurmbalur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606401
Area (hectares) 2014.66 hectares
Population 770
Male Population 398
Female Population 372
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 935
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kurmbalur compares

By the 2011 count Kurmbalur is the 148th 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 2014.66 hectares work out to about 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kurmbalur

Kurmbalur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kurmbalur 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 Kurmbalur from other places

Kurmbalur lies about 75 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvannamalai, about 40 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 Kurmbalur
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 16 km
Nearest town Vadakkanandal 24 km
Nearest railway station Tiruvannamalai 40 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 75 km

Villages closest to Kurmbalur

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 Kurmbalur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kurmbalur village had a population of 770. That makes it the 148th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Kurmbalur village has 398 males and 372 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kurmbalur has about 935 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kurmbalur is 606401. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kurmbalur covers 2014.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kurmbalur is Tiruvannamalai, about 40 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 Kurmbalur.

Kurmbalur is about 75 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kurmbalur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 16 km away. Vadakkanandal is about 24 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 40 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Vanjikkuli (4.2 km), Moolakkadu (4.2 km) and Alannur (6.1 km).

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

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