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About Kakkadavu Village

Kakkadavu is a mid sized village in Pollachi tehsil, in the district of Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,377, made up of 679 males and 698 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396.58 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 642120, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakkadavu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakkadavu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Coimbatore
Tehsil Pollachi
Pincode 642120
Area (hectares) 396.58 hectares
Population 1,377
Male Population 679
Female Population 698
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,028
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakkadavu compares

By the 2011 count Kakkadavu is the 92nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents. Its 396.58 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

Getting to Kakkadavu

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

Kakkadavu lies about 31 km from Coimbatore, and the nearest railway station is Kovilpalaiyam, 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 Kakkadavu
Nearest railway station Kovilpalaiyam 4.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Pollachi 11 km
District headquarters Coimbatore 31 km

Villages closest to Kakkadavu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakkadavu village had a population of 1,377. That makes it the 92nd largest of the 115 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,795 residents.

Kakkadavu village has 679 males and 698 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkadavu has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1012.

The pincode recorded for Kakkadavu is 642120. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkadavu covers 396.58 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakkadavu falls under Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kakkadavu is Kovilpalaiyam, 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 Kakkadavu.

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

Kakkadavu is in Pollachi tehsil of Coimbatore district. Kovilpalaiyam is about 4.7 km away. Pollachi is about 11 km away. Coimbatore is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaniyalampalayam (1.7 km), Vaguthampalayam (2.0 km) and Varadanur (2.2 km).

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

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