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About Kakkavakkam Village

Kakkavakkam is a mid sized village in Uthukkottai tehsil, in the district of Thiruvallur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,337, made up of 668 males and 669 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 204.21 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 601102, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakkavakkam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakkavakkam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvallur
Tehsil Uthukkottai
Pincode 601102
Area (hectares) 204.21 hectares
Population 1,337
Male Population 668
Female Population 669
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 35 km distance

How Kakkavakkam compares

By the 2011 count Kakkavakkam is the 41st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents. Its 204.21 hectares work out to about 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kakkavakkam

Kakkavakkam 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 Kakkavakkam 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 35 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kakkavakkam from other places

Kakkavakkam lies about 20 km from Thiruvallur, and the nearest railway station is Kavaraippettai, about 17 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 Kakkavakkam
Tehsil headquarters Uthukkottai 12 km
Nearest railway station Kavaraippettai 17 km
District headquarters Thiruvallur 20 km
Nearest town Tiruvallur 20 km

Villages closest to Kakkavakkam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakkavakkam village had a population of 1,337. That makes it the 41st largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,524 residents.

Kakkavakkam village has 668 males and 669 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkavakkam has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kakkavakkam is 601102. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkavakkam covers 204.21 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.5 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kakkavakkam falls under Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kakkavakkam is Kavaraippettai, about 17 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 35 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Kakkavakkam.

Kakkavakkam is about 20 km from Thiruvallur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakkavakkam is in Uthukkottai tehsil of Thiruvallur district. Uthukkottai is about 12 km away. Kavaraippettai is about 17 km away. Thiruvallur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Tholavedu (under 2 km), Thandalam (under 2 km) and Thumbakkam (1.6 km).

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

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