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About Karadipakkam Village

Karadipakkam is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,128, made up of 579 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 948 females per 1000 males. The village covers 235.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karadipakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karadipakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607107
Area (hectares) 235.3 hectares
Population 1,128
Male Population 579
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 948
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Karadipakkam compares

By the 2011 count Karadipakkam is the 120th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 235.3 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karadipakkam

Karadipakkam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Karadipakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karadipakkam from other places

Karadipakkam lies about 10 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Kandambakkam, about 3.9 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 Karadipakkam
Nearest railway station Kandambakkam 3.9 km
Nearest town Sālamedu 8.0 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 10 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 26 km

Villages closest to Karadipakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Karadipakkam village had a population of 1,128. That makes it the 120th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Karadipakkam village has 579 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karadipakkam has about 948 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Karadipakkam is 607107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karadipakkam covers 235.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Karadipakkam falls under Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Karadipakkam is Kandambakkam, about 3.9 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Karadipakkam.

Karadipakkam is about 10 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karadipakkam is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Kandambakkam is about 3.9 km away. Sālamedu is about 8.0 km away. Viluppuram is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Perangiyur (2.3 km), Thenmangalam (2.5 km) and Gramam (4.0 km).

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

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