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About Kandakumaran Village

Kandakumaran is a mid sized village in Kattumannarkoil tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,191, made up of 574 males and 617 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 90.89 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 608305, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandakumaran Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandakumaran village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Kattumannarkoil
Pincode 608305
Area (hectares) 90.89 hectares
Population 1,191
Male Population 574
Female Population 617
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandakumaran compares

By the 2011 count Kandakumaran is the 69th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents. Its 90.89 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

Getting to Kandakumaran

Kandakumaran is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kandakumaran as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kandakumaran from other places

Kandakumaran lies about 51 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Vallampadugai, about 18 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 Kandakumaran
Tehsil headquarters Kattumannarkoil 8.4 km
Nearest railway station Vallampadugai 18 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 51 km

Villages closest to Kandakumaran

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandakumaran village had a population of 1,191. That makes it the 69th largest of the 147 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,473 residents.

Kandakumaran village has 574 males and 617 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandakumaran has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 991.

The pincode recorded for Kandakumaran is 608305. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandakumaran covers 90.89 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandakumaran falls under Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandakumaran is Vallampadugai, about 18 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandakumaran.

Kandakumaran is about 51 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandakumaran is in Kattumannarkoil tehsil of Cuddalore district. Kattumannarkoil is about 8.4 km away. Vallampadugai is about 18 km away. Cuddalore is about 51 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaliayamalai (under 2 km), Uttamasolagan (under 2 km) and Rayanallur (1.9 km).

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

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