About Kandhavanam Village

Kandhavanam is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 841, made up of 418 males and 423 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,012 females per 1000 males. The village covers 27.33 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 613502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandhavanam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandhavanam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thanjavur
Tehsil	Papanasam
Pincode	613502
Area (hectares)	27.33 hectares
Population	841
Male Population	418
Female Population	423
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,012
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandhavanam compares

By the 2011 count Kandhavanam is the 83rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 27.33 hectares work out to about 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Kandhavanam

Kandhavanam is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandhavanam 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 Kandhavanam from other places

Kandhavanam lies about 12 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Kudikadu, about 4.7 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 Kandhavanam
Nearest railway station	Kudikadu	4.7 km
District headquarters	Thanjavur	12 km
Tehsil headquarters	Papanasam	12 km

Villages closest to Kandhavanam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandhavanam village had a population of 841. That makes it the 83rd largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Kandhavanam village has 418 males and 423 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandhavanam has about 1012 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Kandhavanam is 613502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandhavanam covers 27.33 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 31 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kandhavanam falls under Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandhavanam is Kudikadu, about 4.7 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 Kandhavanam.

Kandhavanam is about 12 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandhavanam is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Kudikadu is about 4.7 km away. Thanjavur is about 12 km away. Papanasam is about 12 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.