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About Kandanur Village

Kandanur is a mid sized village in Karaikkudi tehsil, in the district of Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,131, made up of 545 males and 586 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,075 females per 1000 males. The village covers 875.65 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 630108, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Sivaganga
Tehsil Karaikkudi
Pincode 630108
Area (hectares) 875.65 hectares
Population 1,131
Male Population 545
Female Population 586
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,075
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within <5 km distance

How Kandanur compares

By the 2011 count Kandanur is the 41st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents. Its 875.65 hectares work out to about 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

Getting to Kandanur

Kandanur is well connected by rural standards, with buses in the village itself and a railway station close by. The census records public bus service for Kandanur as Available within <5 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within <5 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandanur from other places

Kandanur lies about 47 km from Sivaganga, and the nearest railway station is Kandanur Puduvayal, about under 2 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 Kandanur
Nearest railway station Kandanur Puduvayal under 2 km
Tehsil headquarters Karaikkudi 7.6 km
Nearest town Kāraikkudi 7.6 km
District headquarters Sivaganga 47 km

Villages closest to Kandanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandanur village had a population of 1,131. That makes it the 41st largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,946 residents.

Kandanur village has 545 males and 586 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandanur has about 1075 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1031.

The pincode recorded for Kandanur is 630108. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandanur covers 875.65 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.3 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandanur falls under Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandanur is Kandanur Puduvayal, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within <5 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kandanur.

Kandanur is about 47 km from Sivaganga in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandanur is in Karaikkudi tehsil of Sivaganga district. Kandanur Puduvayal is about under 2 km away. Karaikkudi is about 7.6 km away. Kāraikkudi is about 7.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kallankudi (1.9 km), Kottaiyur (3.3 km) and Sakkottai (3.5 km).

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

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