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About Kannankottai Village

Kannankottai is a mid sized village in Devakottai tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,975, made up of 1,022 males and 953 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 932 females per 1000 males. The village covers 833.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630303, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannankottai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannankottai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Devakottai
Pincode 630303
Area (hectares) 833.82 hectares
Population 1,975
Male Population 1,022
Female Population 953
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 932
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 Kannankottai compares

By the 2011 count Kannankottai is the 18th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents. Its 833.82 hectares work out to about 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

Getting to Kannankottai

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

Kannankottai lies about 36 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Devakottai Road, about 9.8 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 Kannankottai
Tehsil headquarters Devakottai 3.7 km
Nearest railway station Devakottai Road 9.8 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 36 km

Villages closest to Kannankottai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannankottai village had a population of 1,975. That makes it the 18th largest of the 90 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,175 residents.

Kannankottai village has 1,022 males and 953 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannankottai has about 932 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 990.

The pincode recorded for Kannankottai is 630303. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannankottai covers 833.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kannankottai falls under Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kannankottai is Devakottai Road, about 9.8 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 Kannankottai.

Kannankottai is about 36 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannankottai is in Devakottai tehsil of Sivaganga district. Devakottai is about 3.7 km away. Devakottai Road is about 9.8 km away. Sivaganga is about 36 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thenniervayal (1.5 km), Udayachi (2.0 km) and Karai (2.5 km).

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

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