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About Kannanderi Village

Kannanderi is a large village in Sankari tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,954, made up of 2,571 males and 2,383 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 927 females per 1000 males. The village covers 841.98 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 637102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannanderi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannanderi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Salem
Tehsil Sankari
Pincode 637102
Area (hectares) 841.98 hectares
Population 4,954
Male Population 2,571
Female Population 2,383
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 927
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kannanderi compares

By the 2011 count Kannanderi is the 11th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents. Its 841.98 hectares work out to about 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

Getting to Kannanderi

Kannanderi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kannanderi as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. 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 Kannanderi from other places

Kannanderi lies about 26 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Magudanchavadi, about 6.8 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 Kannanderi
Nearest railway station Magudanchavadi 6.8 km
Nearest town Idangansālai 9.2 km
Tehsil headquarters Sankari 12 km
District headquarters Salem 26 km

Villages closest to Kannanderi

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 Kannanderi

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannanderi village had a population of 4,954. That makes it the 11th largest of the 40 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,284 residents.

Kannanderi village has 2,571 males and 2,383 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannanderi has about 927 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 958.

The pincode recorded for Kannanderi is 637102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannanderi covers 841.98 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.9 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kannanderi is Magudanchavadi, about 6.8 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 <5 km distance for Kannanderi.

Kannanderi is about 26 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannanderi is in Sankari tehsil of Salem district. Magudanchavadi is about 6.8 km away. Idangansālai is about 9.2 km away. Sankari is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Agraharam Talaiyur (4.4 km), Vaikuntam (5.7 km) and Naduvaneri (5.7 km).

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

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