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About Kanakkarapattu Village

Kanakkarapattu is a mid sized village in Chidambaram tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,112, made up of 554 males and 558 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608002, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakkarapattu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakkarapattu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Chidambaram
Pincode 608002
Area (hectares) 222.05 hectares
Population 1,112
Male Population 554
Female Population 558
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanakkarapattu compares

By the 2011 count Kanakkarapattu is the 111th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents. Its 222.05 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kanakkarapattu

Kanakkarapattu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanakkarapattu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. 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 Kanakkarapattu from other places

Kanakkarapattu lies about 39 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Kille, about 5.7 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 Kanakkarapattu
Nearest railway station Kille 5.7 km
Tehsil headquarters Chidambaram 7.4 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 39 km

Villages closest to Kanakkarapattu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakkarapattu village had a population of 1,112. That makes it the 111th largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,765 residents.

Kanakkarapattu village has 554 males and 558 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakkarapattu has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kanakkarapattu is 608002. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakkarapattu covers 222.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakkarapattu falls under Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanakkarapattu is Kille, about 5.7 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanakkarapattu.

Kanakkarapattu is about 39 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakkarapattu is in Chidambaram tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kille is about 5.7 km away. Chidambaram is about 7.4 km away. Cuddalore is about 39 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Radhavilagam (1.7 km), Vasaputhur (2.0 km) and Kumaramangalam (2.3 km).

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

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