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About Kannambakkam Village

Kannambakkam is a mid sized village in Gummidipoondi tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,161, made up of 586 males and 575 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 981 females per 1000 males. The village covers 342.19 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601202, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Gummidipoondi
Pincode 601202
Area (hectares) 342.19 hectares
Population 1,161
Male Population 586
Female Population 575
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 981
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 7 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 17 km distance

How Kannambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kannambakkam is the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents. Its 342.19 hectares work out to about 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

Getting to Kannambakkam

Kannambakkam 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 Kannambakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 7 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 17 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kannambakkam from other places

Kannambakkam lies about 25 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Gummidipundi, about 22 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 Kannambakkam
Nearest town Nagalapuram 14 km
Nearest railway station Gummidipundi 22 km
Tehsil headquarters Gummidipoondi 25 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 25 km

Villages closest to Kannambakkam

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.

Common questions about Kannambakkam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannambakkam village had a population of 1,161. That makes it the 44th largest of the 76 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,097 residents.

Kannambakkam village has 586 males and 575 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannambakkam has about 981 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1001.

The pincode recorded for Kannambakkam is 601202. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannambakkam covers 342.19 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 3.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Kannambakkam is Gummidipundi, about 22 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 17 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 7 km distance for Kannambakkam.

Kannambakkam is about 25 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannambakkam is in Gummidipoondi tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Nagalapuram is about 14 km away. Gummidipundi is about 22 km away. Gummidipoondi is about 25 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Chinnasozhiambakkam (under 2 km), Peria Soliambakkam (under 2 km) and Varnasikuppam (4.2 km).

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

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