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About Kunnamalai Village

Kunnamalai is a large village in Paramathi Velur tehsil, in the district of Namakkal, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,157, made up of 1,076 males and 1,081 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,005 females per 1000 males. The village covers 790.12 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunnamalai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunnamalai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Namakkal
Tehsil Paramathi Velur
Pincode 637203
Area (hectares) 790.12 hectares
Population 2,157
Male Population 1,076
Female Population 1,081
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,005
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunnamalai compares

By the 2011 count Kunnamalai is the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents. Its 790.12 hectares work out to about 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

Getting to Kunnamalai

Kunnamalai is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kunnamalai as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kunnamalai from other places

Kunnamalai lies about 23 km from Namakkal, and the nearest railway station is Pasur, 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 Kunnamalai
Tehsil headquarters Paramathi Velur 4.1 km
Nearest railway station Pasur 11 km
District headquarters Namakkal 23 km

Villages closest to Kunnamalai

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Paramathi Velur 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 Kunnamalai

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnamalai village had a population of 2,157. That makes it the 28th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,312 residents.

Kunnamalai village has 1,076 males and 1,081 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnamalai has about 1005 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1009.

The pincode recorded for Kunnamalai is 637203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunnamalai covers 790.12 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.7 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunnamalai falls under Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kunnamalai is Pasur, 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kunnamalai.

Kunnamalai is about 23 km from Namakkal in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunnamalai is in Paramathi Velur tehsil of Namakkal district. Paramathi Velur is about 4.1 km away. Pasur is about 11 km away. Namakkal is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirapalli (2.7 km), Melsathambur (3.5 km) and Ramadevam (3.7 km).

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

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