About Kadanad Village

Kadanad is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 14,692, made up of 7,312 males and 7,380 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,009 females per 1000 males. The village covers 3164 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686654, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kadanad Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kadanad village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686654
Area (hectares)	3164 hectares
Population	14,692
Male Population	7,312
Female Population	7,380
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,009
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kadanad compares

By the 2011 count Kadanad is the 12th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 3164 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kadanad

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

Kadanad lies about 31 km from Kottayam, and the nearest railway station is Ettumanoor, about 22 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 Kadanad
Nearest town	Palai	9.1 km
Nearest railway station	Ettumanoor	22 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	31 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	31 km

Villages closest to Kadanad

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kadanad village had a population of 14,692. That makes it the 12th largest of the 25 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Kadanad village has 7,312 males and 7,380 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kadanad has about 1009 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kadanad is 686654. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kadanad covers 3164 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kadanad falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The nearest railway station to Kadanad is Ettumanoor, about 22 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 Kadanad.

Kadanad is about 31 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kadanad is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Palai is about 9.1 km away. Ettumanoor is about 22 km away. Meenachil is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.