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About Kankeyamkuppam Village

Kankeyamkuppam is a small village in Tirukalukundram tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 168, made up of 81 males and 87 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,074 females per 1000 males. The village covers 70.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603405, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankeyamkuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankeyamkuppam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Tirukalukundram
Pincode 603405
Area (hectares) 70.81 hectares
Population 168
Male Population 81
Female Population 87
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,074
Bus Service (public) Available within 2 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 2 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 12 km distance

How Kankeyamkuppam compares

By the 2011 count Kankeyamkuppam is among the smallest villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 70.81 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

Getting to Kankeyamkuppam

Kankeyamkuppam 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 Kankeyamkuppam as Available within 2 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 2 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 12 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kankeyamkuppam from other places

Kankeyamkuppam lies about 23 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Tiruvalangadu, about 6.4 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 Kankeyamkuppam
Nearest railway station Tiruvalangadu 6.4 km
Nearest town Arakkonam 12 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukalukundram 23 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 23 km

Villages closest to Kankeyamkuppam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankeyamkuppam village had a population of 168. That makes it among the smallest villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Kankeyamkuppam village has 81 males and 87 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankeyamkuppam has about 1074 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kankeyamkuppam is 603405. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankeyamkuppam covers 70.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankeyamkuppam falls under Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kankeyamkuppam is Tiruvalangadu, about 6.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 12 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 2 km distance and private bus service as Available within 2 km distance for Kankeyamkuppam.

Kankeyamkuppam is about 23 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankeyamkuppam is in Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Tiruvalangadu is about 6.4 km away. Arakkonam is about 12 km away. Tirukalukundram is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Melkuppam (under 2 km), Veerakuppam (under 2 km) and Perambakkam (5.2 km).

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

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