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About Kaniambakkam Village

Kaniambakkam is a mid sized village in Ponneri tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,651, made up of 836 males and 815 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 975 females per 1000 males. The village covers 298.82 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601203, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniambakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniambakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Ponneri
Pincode 601203
Area (hectares) 298.82 hectares
Population 1,651
Male Population 836
Female Population 815
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 975
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within 8 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 3 km distance

How Kaniambakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kaniambakkam is the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents. Its 298.82 hectares work out to about 5.5 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 1011.

Getting to Kaniambakkam

Kaniambakkam 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 Kaniambakkam as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 8 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 3 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaniambakkam from other places

Kaniambakkam lies about 42 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Anuppambattu, about 2.5 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 Kaniambakkam
Nearest railway station Anuppambattu 2.5 km
Nearest town Mīnjūr 4.0 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponneri 6.6 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 42 km

Villages closest to Kaniambakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniambakkam village had a population of 1,651. That makes it the 43rd largest of the 129 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,889 residents.

Kaniambakkam village has 836 males and 815 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniambakkam has about 975 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 1011.

The pincode recorded for Kaniambakkam is 601203. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniambakkam covers 298.82 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniambakkam falls under Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kaniambakkam is Anuppambattu, about 2.5 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 3 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within 8 km distance for Kaniambakkam.

Kaniambakkam is about 42 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniambakkam is in Ponneri tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Anuppambattu is about 2.5 km away. Mīnjūr is about 4.0 km away. Ponneri is about 6.6 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Thottakadu (under 2 km), Devadanam (under 2 km) and Athamanjeri (under 2 km).

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

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