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About Kattupunjai Village

Kattupunjai is a small village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 322, made up of 164 males and 158 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 963 females per 1000 males. The village covers 216.46 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kattupunjai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kattupunjai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604101
Area (hectares) 216.46 hectares
Population 322
Male Population 164
Female Population 158
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 963
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10 km distance

How Kattupunjai compares

By the 2011 count Kattupunjai is the 202nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 216.46 hectares work out to about 1.5 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, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kattupunjai

Kattupunjai 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 Kattupunjai as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 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 Kattupunjai from other places

Kattupunjai lies about 54 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 6.1 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 Kattupunjai
Nearest railway station Tozhuppedu 6.1 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 19 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 54 km

Villages closest to Kattupunjai

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 Kattupunjai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kattupunjai village had a population of 322. That makes it the 202nd largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kattupunjai village has 164 males and 158 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kattupunjai has about 963 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Kattupunjai is 604101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kattupunjai covers 216.46 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.5 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kattupunjai is Tozhuppedu, about 6.1 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 4 km distance for Kattupunjai.

Kattupunjai is about 54 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kattupunjai is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tozhuppedu is about 6.1 km away. Tindivanam is about 19 km away. Viluppuram is about 54 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Annambakkam (2.5 km), Ongur (3.2 km) and Kadavambakkam (3.2 km).

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

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