About Kanakampalayam Village

Kanakampalayam is one of the larger villages in Gobichettipalayam tehsil, in the district of Erode, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,209, made up of 3,076 males and 3,133 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 903.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638505, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakampalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakampalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Erode
Tehsil	Gobichettipalayam
Pincode	638505
Area (hectares)	903.14 hectares
Population	6,209
Male Population	3,076
Female Population	3,133
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,019
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanakampalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kanakampalayam is the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents. Its 903.14 hectares work out to about 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kanakampalayam

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

Kanakampalayam lies about 43 km from Erode, and the nearest railway station is Koolipalayam, about 5.2 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 Kanakampalayam
Nearest town	Nerupperichchal	2.8 km
Nearest railway station	Koolipalayam	5.2 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gobichettipalayam	31 km
District headquarters	Erode	43 km

Villages closest to Kanakampalayam

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

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Common questions about Kanakampalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakampalayam village had a population of 6,209. That makes it the 11th largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,945 residents.

Kanakampalayam village has 3,076 males and 3,133 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakampalayam has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kanakampalayam is 638505. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakampalayam covers 903.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanakampalayam falls under Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanakampalayam is Koolipalayam, about 5.2 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 Kanakampalayam.

Kanakampalayam is about 43 km from Erode in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakampalayam is in Gobichettipalayam tehsil of Erode district. Nerupperichchal is about 2.8 km away. Koolipalayam is about 5.2 km away. Gobichettipalayam is about 31 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.