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About Kayapakkam Village

Kayapakkam is a large village in Cheyyur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,123, made up of 1,556 males and 1,567 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,007 females per 1000 males. The village covers 971.14 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kayapakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kayapakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Cheyyur
Pincode 603301
Area (hectares) 971.14 hectares
Population 3,123
Male Population 1,556
Female Population 1,567
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,007
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 13 km distance

How Kayapakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kayapakkam is the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 971.14 hectares work out to about 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

Getting to Kayapakkam

Kayapakkam 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 Kayapakkam 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 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kayapakkam from other places

Kayapakkam lies about 57 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Acharapakkam, about 7.8 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 Kayapakkam
Nearest railway station Acharapakkam 7.8 km
Tehsil headquarters Cheyyur 16 km
Nearest town Kottaikādu 17 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 57 km

Villages closest to Kayapakkam

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 Kayapakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kayapakkam village had a population of 3,123. That makes it the 11th largest of the 116 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Kayapakkam village has 1,556 males and 1,567 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kayapakkam has about 1007 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 989.

The pincode recorded for Kayapakkam is 603301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kayapakkam covers 971.14 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kayapakkam is Acharapakkam, about 7.8 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

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

Kayapakkam is about 57 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kayapakkam is in Cheyyur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Acharapakkam is about 7.8 km away. Cheyyur is about 16 km away. Kottaikādu is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kesavarayanpettai (under 2 km), Poongunam (2.5 km) and Attupattukottaipunji (2.6 km).

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

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