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About Kinar Village

Kinar is a large village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,840, made up of 1,426 males and 1,414 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 992 females per 1000 males. The village covers 801.32 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kinar Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kinar village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603303
Area (hectares) 801.32 hectares
Population 2,840
Male Population 1,426
Female Population 1,414
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 992
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 7 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 3 km distance

How Kinar compares

By the 2011 count Kinar is the 14th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 801.32 hectares work out to about 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kinar

Kinar 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 Kinar as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 7 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kinar from other places

Kinar lies about 25 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Kanchipuram, about 27 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 Kinar
Nearest town Cheyyar 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 25 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 25 km
Nearest railway station Kanchipuram 27 km

Villages closest to Kinar

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 Kinar

As per the Census of India 2011, Kinar village had a population of 2,840. That makes it the 14th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kinar village has 1,426 males and 1,414 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kinar has about 992 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kinar is 603303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kinar covers 801.32 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kinar is Kanchipuram, about 27 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 7 km distance for Kinar.

Kinar is about 25 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kinar is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Cheyyar is about 3.5 km away. Maduranthakam is about 25 km away. Kancheepuram is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilpattu (4.2 km), Madurai (6.9 km) and Kalanipakkam (7.9 km).

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

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