About Athivakkam Village

Athivakkam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,088, made up of 551 males and 537 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.5 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Athivakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Athivakkam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Kancheepuram
Tehsil	Maduranthakam
Pincode	603306
Area (hectares)	354.5 hectares
Population	1,088
Male Population	551
Female Population	537
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	975
Bus Service (public)	Available within 3 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within 4 km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 12 km distance

How Athivakkam compares

By the 2011 count Athivakkam is the 83rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 354.5 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 995.

Getting to Athivakkam

Athivakkam 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 Athivakkam as Available within 3 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 4 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Athivakkam from other places

Athivakkam lies about 15 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Walajabad, about 10 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 Athivakkam
Nearest railway station	Walajabad	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Maduranthakam	15 km
District headquarters	Kancheepuram	15 km
Nearest town	Kanchipuram	15 km

Villages closest to Athivakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Athivakkam village had a population of 1,088. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Athivakkam village has 551 males and 537 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Athivakkam has about 975 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 995.

The pincode recorded for Athivakkam is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Athivakkam covers 354.5 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Athivakkam falls under Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Athivakkam is Walajabad, about 10 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 3 km distance and private bus service as Available within 4 km distance for Athivakkam.

Athivakkam is about 15 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Athivakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Walajabad is about 10 km away. Maduranthakam is about 15 km away. Kancheepuram is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.