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About Ayakunnam Village

Ayakunnam is a mid sized village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 794, made up of 405 males and 389 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 960 females per 1000 males. The village covers 255.09 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603310, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Ayakunnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Ayakunnam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603310
Area (hectares) 255.09 hectares
Population 794
Male Population 405
Female Population 389
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 960
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 6 km distance

How Ayakunnam compares

By the 2011 count Ayakunnam is the 75th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 255.09 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Ayakunnam

Ayakunnam 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 Ayakunnam as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 6 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Ayakunnam from other places

Ayakunnam lies about 55 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tozhuppedu, about 3.2 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 Ayakunnam
Nearest railway station Tozhuppedu 3.2 km
Nearest town Madurāntakam 19 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 21 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 55 km

Villages closest to Ayakunnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Ayakunnam village had a population of 794. That makes it the 75th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Ayakunnam village has 405 males and 389 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Ayakunnam has about 960 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Ayakunnam is 603310. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Ayakunnam covers 255.09 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Ayakunnam falls under Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Ayakunnam is Tozhuppedu, about 3.2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 6 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Ayakunnam.

Ayakunnam is about 55 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Ayakunnam is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tozhuppedu is about 3.2 km away. Madurāntakam is about 19 km away. Cheyyur is about 21 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sengattur (1.6 km), Puliyani (2.0 km) and Arappedu (2.3 km).

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

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