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About Kambur Village

Kambur is a mid sized village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,163, made up of 587 males and 576 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 476.94 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kambur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kambur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604101
Area (hectares) 476.94 hectares
Population 1,163
Male Population 587
Female Population 576
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 7 km distance

How Kambur compares

By the 2011 count Kambur is the 112th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents. Its 476.94 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Kambur

Kambur 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 Kambur 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 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kambur from other places

Kambur lies about 51 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Karasangal, about 3.7 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 Kambur
Nearest railway station Karasangal 3.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 15 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 51 km

Villages closest to Kambur

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 Kambur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kambur village had a population of 1,163. That makes it the 112th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Kambur village has 587 males and 576 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kambur has about 981 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 994.

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

Kambur covers 476.94 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kambur is Karasangal, about 3.7 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kambur.

Kambur is about 51 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kambur is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Karasangal is about 3.7 km away. Tindivanam is about 15 km away. Viluppuram is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Padiri (under 2 km), Karikambattu (1.9 km) and Ongur (2.3 km).

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

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