About Kolnaikenpatti Village

Kolnaikenpatti is one of the larger villages in Mettur tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,894, made up of 3,122 males and 2,772 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 764.88 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636452, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kolnaikenpatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kolnaikenpatti village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Mettur
Pincode	636452
Area (hectares)	764.88 hectares
Population	5,894
Male Population	3,122
Female Population	2,772
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
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 Kolnaikenpatti compares

By the 2011 count Kolnaikenpatti is the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents. Its 764.88 hectares work out to about 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

Getting to Kolnaikenpatti

Kolnaikenpatti is a little way from the nearest bus route, and further still from the railway. The census records public bus service for Kolnaikenpatti 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 Kolnaikenpatti from other places

Kolnaikenpatti lies about 41 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Mettur Dam, about 8.6 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 Kolnaikenpatti
Tehsil headquarters	Mettur	6.0 km
Nearest railway station	Mettur Dam	8.6 km
District headquarters	Salem	41 km

Villages closest to Kolnaikenpatti

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

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Common questions about Kolnaikenpatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Kolnaikenpatti village had a population of 5,894. That makes it the 19th largest of the 39 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 6,091 residents.

Kolnaikenpatti village has 3,122 males and 2,772 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kolnaikenpatti has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, much in line with the tehsil average of 893.

The pincode recorded for Kolnaikenpatti is 636452. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kolnaikenpatti covers 764.88 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kolnaikenpatti falls under Mettur tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kolnaikenpatti is Mettur Dam, about 8.6 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 - 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 5 - 10 km distance for Kolnaikenpatti.

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

Kolnaikenpatti is in Mettur tehsil of Salem district. Mettur is about 6.0 km away. Mettur Dam is about 8.6 km away. Salem is about 41 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.