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About Kannikulam Village

Kannikulam is a mid sized village in Uthiramerur tehsil, in the district of Kancheepuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 727, made up of 372 males and 355 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 954 females per 1000 males. The village covers 149.95 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 631603, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannikulam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannikulam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Kancheepuram
Tehsil Uthiramerur
Pincode 631603
Area (hectares) 149.95 hectares
Population 727
Male Population 372
Female Population 355
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 954
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 25 km distance

How Kannikulam compares

By the 2011 count Kannikulam is the 67th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents. Its 149.95 hectares work out to about 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kannikulam

Kannikulam 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 Kannikulam as Available within 5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. 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 Kannikulam from other places

Kannikulam lies about 17 km from Kancheepuram, and the nearest railway station is Walajabad, about 13 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 Kannikulam
Nearest town Uttiramerūr 8.9 km
Nearest railway station Walajabad 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthiramerur 17 km
District headquarters Kancheepuram 17 km

Villages closest to Kannikulam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannikulam village had a population of 727. That makes it the 67th largest of the 113 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,082 residents.

Kannikulam village has 372 males and 355 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannikulam has about 954 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kannikulam is 631603. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannikulam covers 149.95 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.8 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannikulam falls under Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kannikulam is Walajabad, about 13 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 5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kannikulam.

Kannikulam is about 17 km from Kancheepuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannikulam is in Uthiramerur tehsil of Kancheepuram district. Uttiramerūr is about 8.9 km away. Walajabad is about 13 km away. Uthiramerur is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pulivoy (under 2 km), Adavapakkam (2.0 km) and Puthali (2.0 km).

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

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