About Kanthapalayam Village

Kanthapalayam is a large village in Polur tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,103, made up of 1,530 males and 1,573 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,028 females per 1000 males. The village covers 160.36 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606901, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanthapalayam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanthapalayam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil	Polur
Pincode	606901
Area (hectares)	160.36 hectares
Population	3,103
Male Population	1,530
Female Population	1,573
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,028
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 22 km distance

How Kanthapalayam compares

By the 2011 count Kanthapalayam is the 29th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents. Its 160.36 hectares work out to about 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

Getting to Kanthapalayam

Kanthapalayam 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 Kanthapalayam 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 22 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanthapalayam from other places

Kanthapalayam lies about 52 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Sedarampattu, about under 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 Kanthapalayam
Nearest railway station	Sedarampattu	under 2 km
Nearest town	Arni	10 km
Tehsil headquarters	Polur	20 km
District headquarters	Tiruvannamalai	52 km

Villages closest to Kanthapalayam

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

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Common questions about Kanthapalayam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanthapalayam village had a population of 3,103. That makes it the 29th largest of the 182 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,130 residents.

Kanthapalayam village has 1,530 males and 1,573 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanthapalayam has about 1028 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 996.

The pincode recorded for Kanthapalayam is 606901. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanthapalayam covers 160.36 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 19 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

Kanthapalayam falls under Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanthapalayam is Sedarampattu, about under 2 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 22 km distance.

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

Kanthapalayam is about 52 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanthapalayam is in Polur tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Sedarampattu is about under 2 km away. Arni is about 10 km away. Polur is about 20 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.