About Kanakkari Village

Kanakkari is one of the larger villages in Meenachil tehsil, in the district of Kottayam, Kerala. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 22,793, made up of 11,249 males and 11,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,026 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2319 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 686633, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakkari Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakkari village
Description	Value
State	Kerala
District	Kottayam
Tehsil	Meenachil
Pincode	686633
Area (hectares)	2319 hectares
Population	22,793
Male Population	11,249
Female Population	11,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,026
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanakkari compares

By the 2011 count Kanakkari is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents. Its 2319 hectares work out to about 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

Getting to Kanakkari

Kanakkari is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanakkari 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanakkari from other places

Kanakkari lies about 19 km from Kottayam. 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 Kanakkari
Nearest town	Alappuzha	6.7 km
Tehsil headquarters	Meenachil	19 km
District headquarters	Kottayam	19 km

Villages closest to Kanakkari

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 Kanakkari

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakkari village had a population of 22,793. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 13,984 residents.

Kanakkari village has 11,249 males and 11,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakkari has about 1026 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1014.

The pincode recorded for Kanakkari is 686633. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakkari covers 2319 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 9.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakkari falls under Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district in Kerala.

The census record for Kanakkari notes the nearest railway station as Available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kanakkari.

Kanakkari is about 19 km from Kottayam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakkari is in Meenachil tehsil of Kottayam district. Alappuzha is about 6.7 km away. Meenachil is about 19 km away. Kottayam is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.