By population, Kappur ranks #28 of 56 villages in Kuthalam mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kappur is a village of 1,752 people in 431 households (Census 2011) in Kuthalam taluk, Mayiladuthurai district, Tamil Nadu, the 28th-largest of 56 villages in Kuthalam taluk. Literacy is 68%, 6 points below the taluk average of 74% and the sex ratio is 1,014 women per 1,000 men. It lies 14 km from the Mayiladuthurai district centre, 19 km from Prathabaramapuram, the nearest town, 7 km from Mayiladuthurai Junction railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 609404, served by Manganallur Bazaar post office; the LGD village code is 637533. The nearest hospital or health centre is Saravanan Eye Hospital, 7 km away. The village votes in Thiruvidaimarudur assembly constituency, represented by MLA Govi.Chezhiaan. The population is estimated at 2,066 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kappur · this village | 1,752 | 68% | — |
| Kappur · Viluppuram | 4,050 | 62% | 0 km N |
| Valuvur · Kuthalam | 2,770 | 74% | 2 km NE |
| Sengudi · Kuthalam | 1,114 | 74% | 2.4 km NW |
| Manganallur · Kuthalam | 2,943 | 75% | 2.6 km E |
| Manganallur · Vandavasi | 1,131 | 61% | 2.6 km E |
| Kovangudi · Mayiladuthurai | 1,452 | 68% | 3.7 km N |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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