About Kannavam Village

Kannavam is one of the larger villages in Thalassery tehsil, in the district of Kannur, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 9,211, made up of 4,345 males and 4,866 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,120 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1674 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 670650, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannavam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannavam village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kannur
Tehsil	Thalassery
Pincode	670650
Area (hectares)	1674 hectares
Population	9,211
Male Population	4,345
Female Population	4,866
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,120
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannavam compares

By the 2011 count Kannavam is the 19th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents. Its 1674 hectares work out to about 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Kannavam

Kannavam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kannavam as Available within village. 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 Kannavam from other places

Kannavam lies about 33 km from Kannur, and the nearest railway station is Jagannath Temple Gate, about 20 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 Kannavam
Nearest town	Kuttuparamba	11 km
Nearest railway station	Jagannath Temple Gate	20 km
Tehsil headquarters	Thalassery	21 km
District headquarters	Kannur	33 km

Villages closest to Kannavam

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

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Common questions about Kannavam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannavam village had a population of 9,211. That makes it the 19th largest of the 22 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 16,148 residents.

Kannavam village has 4,345 males and 4,866 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannavam has about 1120 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Kannavam is 670650. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannavam covers 1674 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannavam falls under Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kannavam is Jagannath Temple Gate, about 20 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 village and private bus service as Available within village for Kannavam.

Kannavam is about 33 km from Kannur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannavam is in Thalassery tehsil of Kannur district. Kuttuparamba is about 11 km away. Jagannath Temple Gate is about 20 km away. Thalassery is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.