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About Kunnam Village

Kunnam is a large village in Kunnam tehsil, in the district of Perambalur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,853, made up of 1,950 males and 1,903 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1281.47 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 621708, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunnam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Perambalur
Tehsil Kunnam
Pincode 621708
Area (hectares) 1281.47 hectares
Population 3,853
Male Population 1,950
Female Population 1,903
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 976
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kunnam compares

By the 2011 count Kunnam is the 20th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents. Its 1281.47 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1007.

Getting to Kunnam

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

How far is Kunnam from other places

Kunnam lies about 129 km from Perambalur, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 12 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 Kunnam
Nearest railway station Mailam 12 km
Nearest town Tindivanam 16 km
District headquarters Perambalur 129 km

Villages closest to Kunnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnam village had a population of 3,853. That makes it the 20th largest of the 67 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,960 residents.

Kunnam village has 1,950 males and 1,903 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnam has about 976 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 1007.

The pincode recorded for Kunnam is 621708. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunnam covers 1281.47 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunnam falls under Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kunnam is Mailam, about 12 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 village for Kunnam.

Kunnam is about 129 km from Perambalur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunnam is in Kunnam tehsil of Perambalur district. Mailam is about 12 km away. Tindivanam is about 16 km away. Perambalur is about 129 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siruvayalur (4.6 km), Agaram Sigoor (5.5 km) and Varagur (12 km).

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

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