About Kankatti Ala Village

Kankatti Ala is a mid sized village in Vazhapadi tehsil, in the district of Salem, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 639, made up of 314 males and 325 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,035 females per 1000 males. The village covers 288.59 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 636104, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kankatti Ala Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kankatti Ala village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Salem
Tehsil	Vazhapadi
Pincode	636104
Area (hectares)	288.59 hectares
Population	639
Male Population	314
Female Population	325
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,035
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within 10+ km distance
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Kankatti Ala compares

By the 2011 count Kankatti Ala is the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents. Its 288.59 hectares work out to about 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

Getting to Kankatti Ala

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

Kankatti Ala lies about 34 km from Salem, and the nearest railway station is Valappadi Gate, about 19 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 Kankatti Ala
Nearest town	Pallippatti	13 km
Tehsil headquarters	Vazhapadi	19 km
Nearest railway station	Valappadi Gate	19 km
District headquarters	Salem	34 km

Villages closest to Kankatti Ala

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Vazhapadi 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 Kankatti Ala

As per the Census of India 2011, Kankatti Ala village had a population of 639. That makes it the 47th largest of the 59 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,517 residents.

Kankatti Ala village has 314 males and 325 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kankatti Ala has about 1035 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 973.

The pincode recorded for Kankatti Ala is 636104. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kankatti Ala covers 288.59 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.2 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kankatti Ala falls under Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kankatti Ala is Valappadi Gate, about 19 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 village and private bus service as Available within 10+ km distance for Kankatti Ala.

Kankatti Ala is about 34 km from Salem in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kankatti Ala is in Vazhapadi tehsil of Salem district. Pallippatti is about 13 km away. Vazhapadi is about 19 km away. Valappadi Gate is about 19 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.