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About Koonancheri Village

Koonancheri is a mid sized village in Papanasam tehsil, in the district of Thanjavur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,372, made up of 665 males and 707 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,063 females per 1000 males. The village covers 170.92 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 612301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Koonancheri Overview

Census 2011 figures for Koonancheri village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thanjavur
Tehsil Papanasam
Pincode 612301
Area (hectares) 170.92 hectares
Population 1,372
Male Population 665
Female Population 707
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,063
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Koonancheri compares

By the 2011 count Koonancheri is the 64th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents. Its 170.92 hectares work out to about 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

Getting to Koonancheri

Koonancheri is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Koonancheri 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Koonancheri from other places

Koonancheri lies about 27 km from Thanjavur, and the nearest railway station is Sundaraperumal Kovil, about 3.5 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 Koonancheri
Nearest railway station Sundaraperumal Kovil 3.5 km
Tehsil headquarters Papanasam 5.6 km
Nearest town Kumbakonam 10 km
District headquarters Thanjavur 27 km

Villages closest to Koonancheri

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.

Common questions about Koonancheri

As per the Census of India 2011, Koonancheri village had a population of 1,372. That makes it the 64th largest of the 104 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,027 residents.

Koonancheri village has 665 males and 707 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Koonancheri has about 1063 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1008.

The pincode recorded for Koonancheri is 612301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Koonancheri covers 170.92 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 8.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Koonancheri is Sundaraperumal Kovil, about 3.5 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 village for Koonancheri.

Koonancheri is about 27 km from Thanjavur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Koonancheri is in Papanasam tehsil of Thanjavur district. Sundaraperumal Kovil is about 3.5 km away. Papanasam is about 5.6 km away. Kumbakonam is about 10 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thirumandagudi (under 2 km), Thiyagasumuthiram (under 2 km) and Narasimmapuram (under 2 km).

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

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