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About Karuppur Village

Karuppur is a small village in Tindivanam tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 451, made up of 210 males and 241 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,148 females per 1000 males. The village covers 161.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karuppur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karuppur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tindivanam
Pincode 604101
Area (hectares) 161.09 hectares
Population 451
Male Population 210
Female Population 241
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,148
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Karuppur compares

By the 2011 count Karuppur is the 184th 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 161.09 hectares work out to about 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

Getting to Karuppur

Karuppur 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 Karuppur 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 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karuppur from other places

Karuppur lies about 46 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 8.5 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 Karuppur
Nearest railway station Olakur 8.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Tindivanam 13 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 46 km

Villages closest to Karuppur

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 Karuppur

As per the Census of India 2011, Karuppur village had a population of 451. That makes it the 184th largest of the 215 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,624 residents.

Karuppur village has 210 males and 241 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karuppur has about 1148 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 994.

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

Karuppur covers 161.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karuppur is Olakur, about 8.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

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

Karuppur is about 46 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karuppur is in Tindivanam tehsil of Viluppuram district. Olakur is about 8.5 km away. Tindivanam is about 13 km away. Viluppuram is about 46 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tennampundi (1.7 km), Vandarampundi (1.8 km) and Andapattu (1.9 km).

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

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