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About Porppalampattu Village

Porppalampattu is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 869, made up of 448 males and 421 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 940 females per 1000 males. The village covers 261.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605801, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Porppalampattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Porppalampattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 605801
Area (hectares) 261.33 hectares
Population 869
Male Population 448
Female Population 421
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 940
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Porppalampattu compares

By the 2011 count Porppalampattu is the 142nd 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 261.33 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Porppalampattu

Porppalampattu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Porppalampattu as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Porppalampattu from other places

Porppalampattu lies about 50 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirukkovilur, about 23 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 Porppalampattu
Tehsil headquarters Sankarapuram 13 km
Nearest town Kallakkurichchi 18 km
Nearest railway station Tirukkovilur 23 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 50 km

Villages closest to Porppalampattu

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 Porppalampattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Porppalampattu village had a population of 869. That makes it the 142nd largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Porppalampattu village has 448 males and 421 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Porppalampattu has about 940 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Porppalampattu is 605801. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Porppalampattu covers 261.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Porppalampattu is Tirukkovilur, about 23 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Porppalampattu.

Porppalampattu is about 50 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Porppalampattu is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Sankarapuram is about 13 km away. Kallakkurichchi is about 18 km away. Tirukkovilur is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Yal (under 2 km), Aviriyur (2.1 km) and Endal (2.8 km).

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

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