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About Kunnathur Village

Kunnathur is a mid sized village in Tirukalukundram tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,713, made up of 849 males and 864 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,018 females per 1000 males. The village covers 645.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 603102, 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 Tirukalukundram
Pincode 603102
Area (hectares) 645.92 hectares
Population 1,713
Male Population 849
Female Population 864
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,018
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Kunnathur compares

By the 2011 count Kunnathur is the 21st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents. Its 645.92 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

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 village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 25 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 Tirukalukundram 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 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 Kunnathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnathur village had a population of 1,713. That makes it the 21st largest of the 95 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,381 residents.

Kunnathur village has 849 males and 864 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnathur has about 1018 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 982.

The pincode recorded for Kunnathur is 603102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunnathur covers 645.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunnathur falls under Tirukalukundram 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 25 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 5 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 Tirukalukundram tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Mahendravadi is about 2.8 km away. Sholinghur is about 14 km away. Tirukalukundram 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 Periayakattupakkam (2.2 km), Mambakkam (15 km) and Manamai (16 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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