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About Chinnakavundanur Village

Chinnakavundanur is one of the larger villages in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,819, made up of 3,497 males and 3,322 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 2276.3 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Chinnakavundanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Chinnakavundanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637303
Area (hectares) 2276.3 hectares
Population 6,819
Male Population 3,497
Female Population 3,322
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Chinnakavundanur compares

By the 2011 count Chinnakavundanur is the 5th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 2276.3 hectares work out to about 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Chinnakavundanur

Chinnakavundanur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Chinnakavundanur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Chinnakavundanur from other places

Chinnakavundanur lies about 50 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Sankari Durg, about 22 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 Chinnakavundanur
Nearest town Kumarapalayam 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 20 km
Nearest railway station Sankari Durg 22 km
District headquarters Salem 50 km

Villages closest to Chinnakavundanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Chinnakavundanur village had a population of 6,819. That makes it the 5th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Chinnakavundanur village has 3,497 males and 3,322 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Chinnakavundanur has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Chinnakavundanur is 637303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Chinnakavundanur covers 2276.3 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Chinnakavundanur falls under Sankari tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Chinnakavundanur is Sankari Durg, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Chinnakavundanur.

Chinnakavundanur is about 50 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Chinnakavundanur is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Kumarapalayam is about 13 km away. Sankari is about 20 km away. Sankari Durg is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kaveripatti (3.3 km), Koneripatti (4.7 km) and Koneripatti Ag (4.7 km).

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

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