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About Kannanur Village

Kannanur is a large village in Usilampatti tehsil, in the district of Madurai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,248, made up of 1,208 males and 1,040 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 861 females per 1000 males. The village covers 783.84 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 625514, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Madurai
Tehsil Usilampatti
Pincode 625514
Area (hectares) 783.84 hectares
Population 2,248
Male Population 1,208
Female Population 1,040
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 861
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannanur compares

By the 2011 count Kannanur is the 28th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents. Its 783.84 hectares work out to about 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

Getting to Kannanur

Kannanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kannanur 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. The nearest villages by name are Eramarpatti, Eravarpatti, Jothilnaickanur and Jothimanickam. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kannanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannanur village had a population of 2,248. That makes it the 28th largest of the 54 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,973 residents.

Kannanur village has 1,208 males and 1,040 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannanur has about 861 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 957.

The pincode recorded for Kannanur is 625514. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannanur covers 783.84 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannanur falls under Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kannanur notes the nearest railway station 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 Kannanur.

Kannanur is in Usilampatti tehsil of Madurai district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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