Skip to main content

About Kannakkattai Village

Kannakkattai is a mid sized village in Ettayapuram tehsil, in the district of Thoothukkudi, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,069, made up of 510 males and 559 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,096 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1036.68 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 628712, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannakkattai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannakkattai village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Thoothukkudi
Tehsil Ettayapuram
Pincode 628712
Area (hectares) 1036.68 hectares
Population 1,069
Male Population 510
Female Population 559
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,096
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannakkattai compares

By the 2011 count Kannakkattai is the 23rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents. Its 1036.68 hectares work out to about 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1058.

Getting to Kannakkattai

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

Kannakkattai lies about 32 km from Thoothukkudi, and the nearest railway station is Kadambur, about 18 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 Kannakkattai
Nearest railway station Kadambur 18 km
Nearest town Kovilpatti 23 km
Tehsil headquarters Ettayapuram 32 km
District headquarters Thoothukkudi 32 km

Villages closest to Kannakkattai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannakkattai village had a population of 1,069. That makes it the 23rd largest of the 55 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,131 residents.

Kannakkattai village has 510 males and 559 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannakkattai has about 1096 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 1058.

The pincode recorded for Kannakkattai is 628712. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannakkattai covers 1036.68 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kannakkattai falls under Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kannakkattai is Kadambur, about 18 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 village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kannakkattai.

Kannakkattai is about 32 km from Thoothukkudi in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannakkattai is in Ettayapuram tehsil of Thoothukkudi district. Kadambur is about 18 km away. Kovilpatti is about 23 km away. Ettayapuram is about 32 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Cholapuram (2.4 km), Pungavarnatham (2.6 km) and Kodangipatti (2.9 km).

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

Our Blogs Blogs

Explore the beauty of india and villages of india with our blog.

See All