About Uppur Village

Uppur is a mid sized village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 820, made up of 417 males and 403 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 842.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Uppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Uppur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Sankarapuram
Pincode	606207
Area (hectares)	842.4 hectares
Population	820
Male Population	417
Female Population	403
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	966
Bus Service (public)	Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Uppur compares

By the 2011 count Uppur is the 145th 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 842.4 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. 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 Uppur

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

Uppur lies about 95 km from Viluppuram. 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 Uppur
Nearest town	Attur	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Sankarapuram	34 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	95 km

Villages closest to Uppur

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.

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Common questions about Uppur

As per the Census of India 2011, Uppur village had a population of 820. That makes it the 145th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Uppur village has 417 males and 403 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Uppur has about 966 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 Uppur is 606207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Uppur covers 842.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The census record for Uppur notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Uppur.

Uppur is about 95 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Uppur is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Attur is about 16 km away. Sankarapuram is about 34 km away. Viluppuram is about 95 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.