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About Kanadu Village

Kanadu is a mid sized village in Manamelkudi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 824, made up of 405 males and 419 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 354.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614621, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanadu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanadu village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Manamelkudi
Pincode 614621
Area (hectares) 354.21 hectares
Population 824
Male Population 405
Female Population 419
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,035
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanadu compares

By the 2011 count Kanadu is the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents. Its 354.21 hectares work out to about 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

Getting to Kanadu

Kanadu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kanadu 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 Kanadu from other places

Kanadu lies about 56 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Arantangi, about 26 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 Kanadu
Tehsil headquarters Manamelkudi 14 km
Nearest railway station Arantangi 26 km
Nearest town Arantāngi 26 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 56 km

Villages closest to Kanadu

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanadu village had a population of 824. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 68 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,084 residents.

Kanadu village has 405 males and 419 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanadu has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1020.

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

Kanadu covers 354.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanadu falls under Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanadu is Arantangi, about 26 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 Kanadu.

Kanadu is about 56 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanadu is in Manamelkudi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Manamelkudi is about 14 km away. Arantangi is about 26 km away. Arantāngi is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kavanur (under 2 km), Palayavettivayal (under 2 km) and Kilaravayal (2.4 km).

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

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