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About Akkanur Village

Akkanur is a large village in Tittakudi tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,098, made up of 1,001 males and 1,097 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 286.38 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606106, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Akkanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Akkanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Tittakudi
Pincode 606106
Area (hectares) 286.38 hectares
Population 2,098
Male Population 1,001
Female Population 1,097
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Akkanur compares

By the 2011 count Akkanur is the 34th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents. Its 286.38 hectares work out to about 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

Getting to Akkanur

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

Akkanur lies about 30 km from Cuddalore, and the nearest railway station is Chinnababu Samudram, about 9.6 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 Akkanur
Nearest railway station Chinnababu Samudram 9.6 km
Nearest town Villianur 15 km
Tehsil headquarters Tittakudi 30 km
District headquarters Cuddalore 30 km

Villages closest to Akkanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Akkanur village had a population of 2,098. That makes it the 34th largest of the 123 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,790 residents.

Akkanur village has 1,001 males and 1,097 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Akkanur has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 976.

The pincode recorded for Akkanur is 606106. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Akkanur covers 286.38 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.3 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Akkanur falls under Tittakudi tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Akkanur is Chinnababu Samudram, about 9.6 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 Akkanur.

Akkanur is about 30 km from Cuddalore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Akkanur is in Tittakudi tehsil of Cuddalore district. Chinnababu Samudram is about 9.6 km away. Villianur is about 15 km away. Tittakudi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Korakkai (4.6 km), Lakkur (6.9 km) and Naraiyur S (9.8 km).

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

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