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About Kannakkur Village

Kannakkur is a mid sized village in Avudayarkoil tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 533, made up of 264 males and 269 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,019 females per 1000 males. The village covers 293.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614621, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannakkur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannakkur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Avudayarkoil
Pincode 614621
Area (hectares) 293.65 hectares
Population 533
Male Population 264
Female Population 269
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,019
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 Kannakkur compares

By the 2011 count Kannakkur is the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 961 residents. Its 293.65 hectares work out to about 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

Getting to Kannakkur

Kannakkur is reached by bus from a few kilometres away, with rail a longer trip. The census records public bus service for Kannakkur 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 Kannakkur from other places

Kannakkur lies about 20 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 5.6 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 Kannakkur
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 5.6 km
Tehsil headquarters Avudayarkoil 20 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 20 km

Villages closest to Kannakkur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannakkur village had a population of 533. That makes it the 44th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 961 residents.

Kannakkur village has 264 males and 269 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannakkur has about 1019 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1032.

The pincode recorded for Kannakkur is 614621. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannakkur covers 293.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.8 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kannakkur falls under Avudayarkoil tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kannakkur is Tirumayam, about 5.6 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 Kannakkur.

Kannakkur is about 20 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannakkur is in Avudayarkoil tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 5.6 km away. Avudayarkoil is about 20 km away. Pudukkottai is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallivayal (5.5 km), Embal (7.9 km) and Paraiyattur (8.3 km).

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

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