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About Kannapalli Village

Kannapalli is one of the larger villages in Bhavani tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,958, made up of 3,083 males and 2,875 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1088.54 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638504, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannapalli Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannapalli village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Erode
Tehsil Bhavani
Pincode 638504
Area (hectares) 1088.54 hectares
Population 5,958
Male Population 3,083
Female Population 2,875
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannapalli compares

By the 2011 count Kannapalli is the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents. Its 1088.54 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 962.

Getting to Kannapalli

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

Kannapalli lies about 32 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Mettur Dam, about 25 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 Kannapalli
Nearest town Anthiyur 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Bhavani 20 km
Nearest railway station Mettur Dam 25 km
District headquarters Erode 32 km

Villages closest to Kannapalli

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannapalli village had a population of 5,958. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 50 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,278 residents.

Kannapalli village has 3,083 males and 2,875 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannapalli has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 962.

The pincode recorded for Kannapalli is 638504. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannapalli covers 1088.54 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannapalli falls under Bhavani tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kannapalli is Mettur Dam, about 25 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 Kannapalli.

Kannapalli is about 32 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannapalli is in Bhavani tehsil of Erode district. Anthiyur is about 11 km away. Bhavani is about 20 km away. Mettur Dam is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Poonachi (4.4 km), Attavanaipudur (4.4 km) and Vellithiruppur (5.3 km).

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

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