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About Kannam Village

Kannam is a mid sized village in Dattirajeru tehsil, in the district of Vizianagaram, Andhra Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 729, made up of 368 males and 361 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 310 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 535520, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannam village
Description Value
State Andhra Pradesh
District Vizianagaram
Tehsil Dattirajeru
Pincode 535520
Area (hectares) 310 hectares
Population 729
Male Population 368
Female Population 361
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannam compares

By the 2011 count Kannam is the 27th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents. Its 310 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kannam

Kannam is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kannam as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kannam from other places

Kannam lies about 25 km from Vizianagaram, and the nearest railway station is Maradam Halt, about 6.1 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 Kannam
Nearest railway station Maradam Halt 6.1 km
Nearest town Chīpurupalle 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Dattirajeru 25 km
District headquarters Vizianagaram 25 km

Villages closest to Kannam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannam village had a population of 729. That makes it the 27th largest of the 44 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,239 residents.

Kannam village has 368 males and 361 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannam has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kannam is 535520. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannam covers 310 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannam falls under Dattirajeru tehsil of Vizianagaram district in Andhra Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Kannam is Maradam Halt, about 6.1 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kannam.

Kannam is about 25 km from Vizianagaram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannam is in Dattirajeru tehsil of Vizianagaram district. Maradam Halt is about 6.1 km away. Chīpurupalle is about 19 km away. Dattirajeru is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Dasupeta (under 2 km), Chinakada (1.8 km) and Viziarama Gajapathi Rajapuram (2.2 km).

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

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