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About Kakkaiyadi Village

Kakkaiyadi is a mid sized village in Needamangalam tehsil, in the district of Thiruvarur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,047, made up of 525 males and 522 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 994 females per 1000 males. The village covers 230.4 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 614101, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kakkaiyadi Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kakkaiyadi village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thiruvarur
Tehsil Needamangalam
Pincode 614101
Area (hectares) 230.4 hectares
Population 1,047
Male Population 525
Female Population 522
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 994
Bus Service (public) Available within <5 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kakkaiyadi compares

By the 2011 count Kakkaiyadi is the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents. Its 230.4 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 1003.

Getting to Kakkaiyadi

Kakkaiyadi is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kakkaiyadi as Available within <5 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 Kakkaiyadi from other places

Kakkaiyadi lies about 13 km from Thiruvarur, and the nearest railway station is Tirumanthikunam, about 8.2 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 Kakkaiyadi
Nearest town Koothanallur 4.9 km
Nearest railway station Tirumanthikunam 8.2 km
District headquarters Thiruvarur 13 km
Tehsil headquarters Needamangalam 17 km

Villages closest to Kakkaiyadi

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kakkaiyadi village had a population of 1,047. That makes it the 50th largest of the 61 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,832 residents.

Kakkaiyadi village has 525 males and 522 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kakkaiyadi has about 994 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 1003.

The pincode recorded for Kakkaiyadi is 614101. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kakkaiyadi covers 230.4 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kakkaiyadi falls under Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kakkaiyadi is Tirumanthikunam, about 8.2 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 <5 km distance and private bus service as Available within village for Kakkaiyadi.

Kakkaiyadi is about 13 km from Thiruvarur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kakkaiyadi is in Needamangalam tehsil of Thiruvarur district. Koothanallur is about 4.9 km away. Tirumanthikunam is about 8.2 km away. Thiruvarur is about 13 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sathanur (under 2 km), Palaiyanur (under 2 km) and Verkudi (1.7 km).

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

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