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About Kannankoil Village

Kannankoil is a mid sized village in Dharapuram tehsil, in the district of Tiruppur, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,291, made up of 643 males and 648 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 659.43 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 638657, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannankoil Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannankoil village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruppur
Tehsil Dharapuram
Pincode 638657
Area (hectares) 659.43 hectares
Population 1,291
Male Population 643
Female Population 648
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,008
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kannankoil compares

By the 2011 count Kannankoil is the 51st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents. Its 659.43 hectares work out to about 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kannankoil

Kannankoil is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kannankoil 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 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kannankoil from other places

Kannankoil lies about 37 km from Tiruppur, and the nearest railway station is Madathukulam, about 33 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 Kannankoil
Tehsil headquarters Dharapuram 9.6 km
Nearest railway station Madathukulam 33 km
District headquarters Tiruppur 37 km

Villages closest to Kannankoil

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannankoil village had a population of 1,291. That makes it the 51st largest of the 62 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,758 residents.

Kannankoil village has 643 males and 648 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannankoil has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kannankoil is 638657. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kannankoil covers 659.43 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.0 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kannankoil falls under Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kannankoil is Madathukulam, about 33 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 village for Kannankoil.

Kannankoil is about 37 km from Tiruppur in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannankoil is in Dharapuram tehsil of Tiruppur district. Dharapuram is about 9.6 km away. Madathukulam is about 33 km away. Tiruppur is about 37 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Surianallur (3.1 km), Vadugapalayam (4.7 km) and Varappalayam (4.8 km).

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

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