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About Kunnam Village

Kunnam is a large village in Sriperumbudur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,037, made up of 1,001 males and 1,036 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 607.05 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631604, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunnam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Sriperumbudur
Pincode 631604
Area (hectares) 607.05 hectares
Population 2,037
Male Population 1,001
Female Population 1,036
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 13 km distance

How Kunnam compares

By the 2011 count Kunnam is the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents. Its 607.05 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kunnam

Kunnam 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 Kunnam 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 13 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunnam from other places

Kunnam lies about 19 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Walajabad, about 12 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 Kunnam
Nearest railway station Walajabad 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Sriperumbudur 12 km
Nearest town Srīperumbūdūr 12 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 19 km

Villages closest to Kunnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnam village had a population of 2,037. That makes it the 34th largest of the 131 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,681 residents.

Kunnam village has 1,001 males and 1,036 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnam has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kunnam is 631604. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunnam covers 607.05 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunnam falls under Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kunnam is Walajabad, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 13 km distance.

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

Kunnam is about 19 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunnam is in Sriperumbudur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Walajabad is about 12 km away. Sriperumbudur is about 12 km away. Srīperumbūdūr is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Echoor (2.6 km), Sirumangadu (2.7 km) and Santhavelur (3.0 km).

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

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