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About Karikambattu Village

Karikambattu is a small village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 159, made up of 90 males and 69 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 767 females per 1000 males. The village covers 180 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604307, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karikambattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karikambattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604307
Area (hectares) 180 hectares
Population 159
Male Population 90
Female Population 69
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 767
Bus Service (public) Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 7 km distance

How Karikambattu compares

By the 2011 count Karikambattu is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 180 hectares work out to about 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Karikambattu

Karikambattu is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Karikambattu as Available within 1 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karikambattu from other places

Karikambattu lies about 53 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Karasangal, about 2.9 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 Karikambattu
Nearest railway station Karasangal 2.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 53 km

Villages closest to Karikambattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karikambattu village had a population of 159. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Karikambattu village has 90 males and 69 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karikambattu has about 767 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Karikambattu is 604307. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karikambattu covers 180 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 0.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Karikambattu falls under Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karikambattu is Karasangal, about 2.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Karikambattu.

Karikambattu is about 53 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karikambattu is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Karasangal is about 2.9 km away. Tindivanam is about 16 km away. Viluppuram is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Ongur (under 2 km), Padiri (1.7 km) and Kambur (1.9 km).

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

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