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About Kunnathur Village

Kunnathur 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 1,307, made up of 668 males and 639 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 957 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1177.39 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625020, 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 Madurai
Tehsil Madurai North
Pincode 625020
Area (hectares) 1177.39 hectares
Population 1,307
Male Population 668
Female Population 639
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 957
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunnathur compares

By the 2011 count Kunnathur is the 50th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents. Its 1177.39 hectares work out to about 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

Getting to Kunnathur

Kunnathur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. 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 10+ 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 15 km from Madurai, and the nearest railway station is Silaiman, about 6.1 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 Silaiman 6.1 km
Nearest town Tiruppuvanam 7.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Madurai North 15 km
District headquarters Madurai 15 km

Villages closest to Kunnathur

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 Kunnathur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnathur village had a population of 1,307. That makes it the 50th largest of the 119 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,516 residents.

Kunnathur village has 668 males and 639 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnathur has about 957 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 983.

The pincode recorded for Kunnathur is 625020. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunnathur covers 1177.39 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.1 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kunnathur is Silaiman, about 6.1 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 Kunnathur.

Kunnathur is about 15 km from Madurai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunnathur is in Madurai North tehsil of Madurai district. Silaiman is about 6.1 km away. Tiruppuvanam is about 7.4 km away. Madurai North is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Alavandan (under 2 km), Ovalur (1.6 km) and Kalimangalam (1.6 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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