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About Kavanai Village

Kavanai is a mid sized village in Virudhachalam tehsil, in the district of Cuddalore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 738, made up of 382 males and 356 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.77 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606001, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavanai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Tehsil Virudhachalam
Pincode 606001
Area (hectares) 222.77 hectares
Population 738
Male Population 382
Female Population 356
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kavanai compares

By the 2011 count Kavanai is the 141st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 222.77 hectares work out to about 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

Getting to Kavanai

Kavanai is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kavanai 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 <5 km distance. The nearest villages by name are Karuveppilankurichi, Kattiyanallur, Kattumayilur and Kattumayilur R F. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kavanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavanai village had a population of 738. That makes it the 141st largest of the 154 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kavanai village has 382 males and 356 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavanai has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 963.

The pincode recorded for Kavanai is 606001. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavanai covers 222.77 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kavanai falls under Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kavanai notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kavanai.

Kavanai is in Virudhachalam tehsil of Cuddalore district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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