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About Athikuppam Village

Athikuppam is a small village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 448, made up of 223 males and 225 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 139.01 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605652, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athikuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athikuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 605652
Area (hectares) 139.01 hectares
Population 448
Male Population 223
Female Population 225
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,009
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 6 km distance

How Athikuppam compares

By the 2011 count Athikuppam is the 185th 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 139.01 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Athikuppam

Athikuppam 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 Athikuppam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 6 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athikuppam from other places

Athikuppam lies about 27 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, about 4.8 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 Athikuppam
Nearest railway station Nedimolyanur 4.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 13 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 27 km

Villages closest to Athikuppam

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 Athikuppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Athikuppam village had a population of 448. That makes it the 185th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Athikuppam village has 223 males and 225 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athikuppam has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 994.

The pincode recorded for Athikuppam is 605652. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athikuppam covers 139.01 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Athikuppam is Nedimolyanur, about 4.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 6 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Athikuppam.

Athikuppam is about 27 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athikuppam is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Nedimolyanur is about 4.8 km away. Tindivanam is about 13 km away. Viluppuram is about 27 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chettikuppam (under 2 km), Palakuppam (under 2 km) and Kilsithamur (under 2 km).

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

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