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About Kalanipakkam Village

Kalanipakkam is a small village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 254, made up of 117 males and 137 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,171 females per 1000 males. The village covers 175.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603109, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalanipakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalanipakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Chengalpattu
Pincode 603109
Area (hectares) 175.4 hectares
Population 254
Male Population 117
Female Population 137
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,171
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 7 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 18 km distance

How Kalanipakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kalanipakkam is the 130th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 175.4 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kalanipakkam

Kalanipakkam 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 Kalanipakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 7 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 18 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kalanipakkam from other places

Kalanipakkam lies about 48 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tirumani, about 12 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 Kalanipakkam
Nearest town Tirukkalikkunram 5.5 km
Nearest railway station Tirumani 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Chengalpattu 14 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 48 km

Villages closest to Kalanipakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalanipakkam village had a population of 254. That makes it the 130th largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kalanipakkam village has 117 males and 137 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalanipakkam has about 1171 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kalanipakkam is 603109. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kalanipakkam covers 175.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kalanipakkam falls under Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kalanipakkam is Tirumani, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 18 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 7 km distance for Kalanipakkam.

Kalanipakkam is about 48 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalanipakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tirukkalikkunram is about 5.5 km away. Tirumani is about 12 km away. Chengalpattu is about 14 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melkanagampattu (1.6 km), Thirunilai (1.7 km) and Arungundram (2.0 km).

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

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