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About Kavvur Village

Kavvur is a mid sized village in Tiruvadanai tehsil, in the district of Ramanathapuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,819, made up of 941 males and 878 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 933 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1393.69 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 623538, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavvur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavvur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Ramanathapuram
Tehsil Tiruvadanai
Pincode 623538
Area (hectares) 1393.69 hectares
Population 1,819
Male Population 941
Female Population 878
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 933
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 Kavvur compares

By the 2011 count Kavvur is the 38th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents. Its 1393.69 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

Getting to Kavvur

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

Kavvur lies about 35 km from Ramanathapuram, and the nearest railway station is Paramakkudi, about 34 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 Kavvur
Tehsil headquarters Tiruvadanai 13 km
Nearest town Ilaiyankudi 26 km
Nearest railway station Paramakkudi 34 km
District headquarters Ramanathapuram 35 km

Villages closest to Kavvur

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 Kavvur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavvur village had a population of 1,819. That makes it the 38th largest of the 91 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,899 residents.

Kavvur village has 941 males and 878 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavvur has about 933 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 1015.

The pincode recorded for Kavvur is 623538. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavvur covers 1393.69 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

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

The nearest railway station to Kavvur is Paramakkudi, about 34 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 Kavvur.

Kavvur is about 35 km from Ramanathapuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavvur is in Tiruvadanai tehsil of Ramanathapuram district. Tiruvadanai is about 13 km away. Ilaiyankudi is about 26 km away. Paramakkudi is about 34 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pullamadai (2.5 km), Arunuthimangalam (3.5 km) and Odaikkal (3.5 km).

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

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