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About Kanichi Village

Kanichi is a mid sized village in Uthangarai tehsil, in the district of Krishnagiri, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 573, made up of 272 males and 301 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,107 females per 1000 males. The village covers 183.62 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 635306, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanichi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanichi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Krishnagiri
Tehsil Uthangarai
Pincode 635306
Area (hectares) 183.62 hectares
Population 573
Male Population 272
Female Population 301
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,107
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanichi compares

By the 2011 count Kanichi is the 117th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents. Its 183.62 hectares work out to about 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

Getting to Kanichi

Kanichi 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 Kanichi 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 <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanichi from other places

Kanichi lies about 32 km from Krishnagiri. 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 Kanichi
Nearest town Kuppam 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Uthangarai 32 km
District headquarters Krishnagiri 32 km

Villages closest to Kanichi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanichi village had a population of 573. That makes it the 117th largest of the 171 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,056 residents.

Kanichi village has 272 males and 301 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanichi has about 1107 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 937.

The pincode recorded for Kanichi is 635306. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanichi covers 183.62 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.1 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanichi falls under Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kanichi notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance.

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

Kanichi is about 32 km from Krishnagiri in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanichi is in Uthangarai tehsil of Krishnagiri district. Kuppam is about 3.5 km away. Uthangarai is about 32 km away. Krishnagiri is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Keelkuppam (3.9 km), Kuppanatham (3.9 km) and Veeranakuppam (3.9 km).

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

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