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About Kanganamputhur Village

Kanganamputhur is a large village in Mayiladuthurai tehsil, in the district of Nagapattinam, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,435, made up of 1,627 males and 1,808 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,111 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.45 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 609203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanganamputhur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanganamputhur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Nagapattinam
Tehsil Mayiladuthurai
Pincode 609203
Area (hectares) 384.45 hectares
Population 3,435
Male Population 1,627
Female Population 1,808
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,111
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kanganamputhur compares

By the 2011 count Kanganamputhur is the 15th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents. Its 384.45 hectares work out to about 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kanganamputhur

Kanganamputhur 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 Kanganamputhur 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 Kanganamputhur from other places

Kanganamputhur lies about 60 km from Nagapattinam, and the nearest railway station is Kollidam, about 4.1 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 Kanganamputhur
Nearest railway station Kollidam 4.1 km
Nearest town Sīrkāzhi 6.4 km
Tehsil headquarters Mayiladuthurai 22 km
District headquarters Nagapattinam 60 km

Villages closest to Kanganamputhur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanganamputhur village had a population of 3,435. That makes it the 15th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,796 residents.

Kanganamputhur village has 1,627 males and 1,808 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanganamputhur has about 1111 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kanganamputhur is 609203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanganamputhur covers 384.45 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.9 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanganamputhur falls under Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanganamputhur is Kollidam, about 4.1 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it 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 Kanganamputhur.

Kanganamputhur is about 60 km from Nagapattinam in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanganamputhur is in Mayiladuthurai tehsil of Nagapattinam district. Kollidam is about 4.1 km away. Sīrkāzhi is about 6.4 km away. Mayiladuthurai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Talainayar (11 km), Talainayar Ii Bit (11 km) and Kurichi (11 km).

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

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