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About Kunnathur Village

Kunnathur is a large village in Maduranthakam tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,183, made up of 1,088 males and 1,095 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,006 females per 1000 males. The village covers 496.96 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunnathur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunnathur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Maduranthakam
Pincode 603306
Area (hectares) 496.96 hectares
Population 2,183
Male Population 1,088
Female Population 1,095
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,006
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 1 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 15 km distance

How Kunnathur compares

By the 2011 count Kunnathur is the 24th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents. Its 496.96 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kunnathur

Kunnathur 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 Kunnathur as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 1 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 Kunnathur from other places

Kunnathur lies about 30 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Mahendravadi, about 2.8 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 Kunnathur
Nearest railway station Mahendravadi 2.8 km
Nearest town Sholinghur 14 km
Tehsil headquarters Maduranthakam 30 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 30 km

Villages closest to Kunnathur

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 Kunnathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnathur village had a population of 2,183. That makes it the 24th largest of the 187 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,187 residents.

Kunnathur village has 1,088 males and 1,095 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnathur has about 1006 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

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

Kunnathur covers 496.96 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kunnathur is Mahendravadi, about 2.8 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 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within 1 km distance for Kunnathur.

Kunnathur 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.

Kunnathur is in Maduranthakam tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Mahendravadi is about 2.8 km away. Sholinghur is about 14 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 Minnal Chithamur (4.7 km), Minnalkilminnal (4.7 km) and Guddalur (5.2 km).

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

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