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About Kavadur Village

Kavadur is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,033, made up of 528 males and 505 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 956 females per 1000 males. The village covers 352.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavadur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavadur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603306
Area (hectares) 352.4 hectares
Population 1,033
Male Population 528
Female Population 505
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 956
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Kavadur compares

By the 2011 count Kavadur is the 87th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 352.4 hectares work out to about 2.9 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 Kavadur

Kavadur 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 Kavadur 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 15 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kavadur from other places

Kavadur lies about 30 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Puliyamangalam, about 2.6 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 Kavadur
Nearest railway station Puliyamangalam 2.6 km
Nearest town Arakkonam 3.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 30 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 30 km

Villages closest to Kavadur

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.

Common questions about Kavadur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavadur village had a population of 1,033. That makes it the 87th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kavadur village has 528 males and 505 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavadur has about 956 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 Kavadur is 603306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavadur covers 352.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kavadur is Puliyamangalam, about 2.6 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 15 km distance.

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

Kavadur is about 30 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavadur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Puliyamangalam is about 2.6 km away. Arakkonam is about 3.2 km away. Maduranthakam is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Rajapalayam (1.9 km), Palayanur (11 km) and Munuthikuppam (11 km).

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

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