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About Kanatangudi Village

Kanatangudi is a large village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,776, made up of 1,921 males and 1,855 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 966 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1501.26 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623403, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanatangudi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanatangudi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623403
Area (hectares) 1501.26 hectares
Population 3,776
Male Population 1,921
Female Population 1,855
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 966
Bus Service (public) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 5 - 10 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kanatangudi compares

By the 2011 count Kanatangudi is the 9th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1501.26 hectares work out to about 2.5 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 well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kanatangudi

Kanatangudi is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kanatangudi as Available within 5 - 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 5 - 10 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 Kanatangudi from other places

Kanatangudi lies about 41 km from Ramanathapuram. 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 Kanatangudi
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 11 km
Nearest town Devakottai 32 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 41 km

Villages closest to Kanatangudi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanatangudi village had a population of 3,776. That makes it the 9th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Kanatangudi village has 1,921 males and 1,855 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanatangudi has about 966 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kanatangudi is 623403. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanatangudi covers 1501.26 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanatangudi falls under Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kanatangudi notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kanatangudi.

Kanatangudi is about 41 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanatangudi is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 11 km away. Devakottai is about 32 km away. Ramanathapuram is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadambanedal (under 2 km), Alikkudi (2.9 km) and Mugilthagam (2.9 km).

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

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