About Kanlur Village

Kanlur is a mid sized village in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 858, made up of 430 males and 428 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 449.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanlur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanlur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvallur
Tehsil	Gummidipoondi
Pincode	601101
Area (hectares)	449.4 hectares
Population	858
Male Population	430
Female Population	428
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	995
Bus Service (public)	Available within 1 km distance
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10 km distance

How Kanlur compares

By the 2011 count Kanlur is the 51st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 449.4 hectares work out to about 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kanlur

Kanlur 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 Kanlur as Available within 1 km distance. 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 Kanlur from other places

Kanlur lies about 30 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Gummidipundi, about 7.7 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 Kanlur
Nearest railway station	Gummidipundi	7.7 km
Nearest town	Ponneri	14 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gummidipoondi	30 km
District headquarters	Thiruvallur	30 km

Villages closest to Kanlur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanlur village had a population of 858. That makes it the 51st largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Kanlur village has 430 males and 428 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanlur has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kanlur is 601101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanlur covers 449.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.9 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kanlur falls under Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanlur is Gummidipundi, about 7.7 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 1 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kanlur.

Kanlur is about 30 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanlur is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Gummidipundi is about 7.7 km away. Ponneri is about 14 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.