About Kannivakkam Village

Kannivakkam is a mid sized village in Chengalpattu tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,447, made up of 751 males and 696 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 430.37 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannivakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannivakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Chengalpattu
Pincode	603202
Area (hectares)	430.37 hectares
Population	1,447
Male Population	751
Female Population	696
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	927
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 7 km distance

How Kannivakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kannivakkam is the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents. Its 430.37 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kannivakkam

Kannivakkam 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 Kannivakkam 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 7 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kannivakkam from other places

Kannivakkam lies about 42 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Guduvancheri, about 5.3 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 Kannivakkam
Nearest town	Gūduvāncheri	5.0 km
Nearest railway station	Guduvancheri	5.3 km
Tehsil headquarters	Chengalpattu	18 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	42 km

Villages closest to Kannivakkam

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.

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Common questions about Kannivakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannivakkam village had a population of 1,447. That makes it the 53rd largest of the 143 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,827 residents.

Kannivakkam village has 751 males and 696 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannivakkam has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kannivakkam is 603202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannivakkam covers 430.37 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kannivakkam is Guduvancheri, about 5.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 7 km distance.

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

Kannivakkam is about 42 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannivakkam is in Chengalpattu tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Gūduvāncheri is about 5.0 km away. Guduvancheri is about 5.3 km away. Chengalpattu is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.