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About Kavanur Village

Kavanur is a mid sized village in Madurai North tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,658, made up of 819 males and 839 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,024 females per 1000 males. The village covers 131.85 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625014, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625014
Area (hectares) 131.85 hectares
Population 1,658
Male Population 819
Female Population 839
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,024
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kavanur compares

By the 2011 count Kavanur is the 35th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 131.85 hectares work out to about 13 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kavanur

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

How far is Kavanur from other places

Kavanur lies about 13 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Kudalnagar, about 11 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 Kavanur
Nearest town Kannānendal 7.6 km
Nearest railway station Kudalnagar 11 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 13 km
District headquarters Madurai 13 km

Villages closest to Kavanur

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Madurai North 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 Kavanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavanur village had a population of 1,658. That makes it the 35th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Kavanur village has 819 males and 839 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavanur has about 1024 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kavanur is 625014. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavanur covers 131.85 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 13 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kavanur falls under Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kavanur is Kudalnagar, about 11 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 <5 km distance for Kavanur.

Kavanur is about 13 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavanur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Kannānendal is about 7.6 km away. Kudalnagar is about 11 km away. Madurai North is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Therkupethampatti (under 2 km), Chinnapatti (under 2 km) and Periyapatti (under 2 km).

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

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