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About Salapakkam Village

Salapakkam is a small village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 358, made up of 170 males and 188 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,106 females per 1000 males. The village covers 159.6 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Salapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Salapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607202
Area (hectares) 159.6 hectares
Population 358
Male Population 170
Female Population 188
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,106
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Salapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Salapakkam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 159.6 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Salapakkam

Salapakkam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Salapakkam as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Salapakkam from other places

Salapakkam lies about 43 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Kuttakudi, about 15 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 Salapakkam
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 14 km
Nearest town Ulundurpet 14 km
Nearest railway station Kuttakudi 15 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 43 km

Villages closest to Salapakkam

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 Salapakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Salapakkam village had a population of 358. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Salapakkam village has 170 males and 188 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Salapakkam has about 1106 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 981.

The pincode recorded for Salapakkam is 607202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Salapakkam covers 159.6 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Salapakkam is Kuttakudi, about 15 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Salapakkam.

Salapakkam is about 43 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Salapakkam is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ulundurpettai is about 14 km away. Ulundurpet is about 14 km away. Kuttakudi is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sundaravandi (under 2 km), Alangiri (under 2 km) and Sembimadevi (1.8 km).

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

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