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About Kalanipakkam Village

Kalanipakkam is a mid sized village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 588, made up of 303 males and 285 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 941 females per 1000 males. The village covers 140.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kalanipakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kalanipakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603306
Area (hectares) 140.45 hectares
Population 588
Male Population 303
Female Population 285
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 941
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Kalanipakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kalanipakkam is the 139th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 140.45 hectares work out to about 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kalanipakkam

Kalanipakkam 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 Kalanipakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. 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 Kalanipakkam from other places

Kalanipakkam lies about 33 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Arni Road, about 29 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 Kalanipakkam
Nearest town Cheyyar 8.0 km
Nearest railway station Arni Road 29 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 33 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 33 km

Villages closest to Kalanipakkam

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 Kalanipakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kalanipakkam village had a population of 588. That makes it the 139th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kalanipakkam village has 303 males and 285 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kalanipakkam has about 941 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

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

Kalanipakkam covers 140.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kalanipakkam is Arni Road, about 29 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 2 km distance for Kalanipakkam.

Kalanipakkam is about 33 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kalanipakkam is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Cheyyar is about 8.0 km away. Arni Road is about 29 km away. Maduranthakam is about 33 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madurai (under 2 km), Kilpattu (4.4 km) and Kinar (7.9 km).

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

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