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About Karapattu Village

Karapattu is a mid sized village in Ulundurpettai tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,897, made up of 959 males and 938 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 978 females per 1000 males. The village covers 205.23 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 607107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karapattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Ulundurpettai
Pincode 607107
Area (hectares) 205.23 hectares
Population 1,897
Male Population 959
Female Population 938
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 978
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Karapattu compares

By the 2011 count Karapattu is the 67th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents. Its 205.23 hectares work out to about 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 981.

Getting to Karapattu

Karapattu is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Karapattu as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Karapattu from other places

Karapattu lies about 12 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvennainallur Road, about 3.8 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 Karapattu
Nearest railway station Tiruvennainallur Road 3.8 km
Nearest town Sālamedu 9.4 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Ulundurpettai 24 km

Villages closest to Karapattu

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 Karapattu

As per the Census of India 2011, Karapattu village had a population of 1,897. That makes it the 67th largest of the 174 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,007 residents.

Karapattu village has 959 males and 938 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karapattu has about 978 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 981.

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

Karapattu covers 205.23 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.2 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Karapattu is Tiruvennainallur Road, about 3.8 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 <5 km distance for Karapattu.

Karapattu is about 12 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karapattu is in Ulundurpettai tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tiruvennainallur Road is about 3.8 km away. Sālamedu is about 9.4 km away. Viluppuram is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Iruvelpattu (under 2 km), Poyyarasur (1.9 km) and Arasur (2.2 km).

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

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