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About Kakkadasam Village

Kakkadasam is a large village in Denkanikottai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,748, made up of 1,943 males and 1,805 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 929 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1020.42 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635107, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakkadasam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakkadasam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Denkanikottai
Pincode 635107
Area (hectares) 1020.42 hectares
Population 3,748
Male Population 1,943
Female Population 1,805
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 929
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakkadasam compares

By the 2011 count Kakkadasam is the 35th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents. Its 1020.42 hectares work out to about 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

Getting to Kakkadasam

Kakkadasam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakkadasam 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakkadasam from other places

Kakkadasam lies about 54 km from Krishnagiri, and the nearest railway station is Kelamangalam, about 17 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 Kakkadasam
Tehsil headquarters Denkanikottai 8.6 km
Nearest town Denkanikota 8.6 km
Nearest railway station Kelamangalam 17 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 54 km

Villages closest to Kakkadasam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakkadasam village had a population of 3,748. That makes it the 35th largest of the 89 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,482 residents.

Kakkadasam village has 1,943 males and 1,805 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkadasam has about 929 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, much in line with the tehsil average of 933.

The pincode recorded for Kakkadasam is 635107. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkadasam covers 1020.42 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakkadasam falls under Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kakkadasam is Kelamangalam, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kakkadasam is about 54 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakkadasam is in Denkanikottai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Denkanikottai is about 8.6 km away. Denkanikota is about 8.6 km away. Kelamangalam 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 Thogarai Agraharam (2.7 km), Thalikothanur (3.0 km) and Ballapalli (3.1 km).

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

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