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About Kanuvakkarai Village

Kanuvakkarai is a large village in Coimbatore North tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,646, made up of 1,331 males and 1,315 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 988 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1238.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638451, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanuvakkarai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanuvakkarai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Coimbatore North
Pincode 638451
Area (hectares) 1238.3 hectares
Population 2,646
Male Population 1,331
Female Population 1,315
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 988
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanuvakkarai compares

By the 2011 count Kanuvakkarai is the 29th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 5,290 residents. Its 1238.3 hectares work out to about 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

Getting to Kanuvakkarai

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

Kanuvakkarai lies about 9.1 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Thudiyalur, about 4.7 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 Kanuvakkarai
Nearest town Idaiyarpālaiyam 3.3 km
Nearest railway station Thudiyalur 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Coimbatore North 9.1 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 9.1 km

Villages closest to Kanuvakkarai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Coimbatore North 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 Kanuvakkarai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanuvakkarai village had a population of 2,646. That makes it the 29th largest of the 32 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 5,290 residents.

Kanuvakkarai village has 1,331 males and 1,315 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanuvakkarai has about 988 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 997.

The pincode recorded for Kanuvakkarai is 638451. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanuvakkarai covers 1238.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanuvakkarai falls under Coimbatore North tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanuvakkarai is Thudiyalur, about 4.7 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 Kanuvakkarai.

Kanuvakkarai is about 9.1 km from Coimbatore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanuvakkarai is in Coimbatore North tehsil of Coimbatore district. Idaiyarpālaiyam is about 3.3 km away. Thudiyalur is about 4.7 km away. Coimbatore North is about 9.1 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pannimadai (2.1 km), Somayampalayam (2.3 km) and Kurudampalayam (4.1 km).

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

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