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About Kanakkandal Village

Kanakkandal is a mid sized village in THANDRAMPET tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,529, made up of 792 males and 737 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 931 females per 1000 males. The village covers 356.2 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606707, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakkandal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakkandal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil THANDRAMPET
Pincode 606707
Area (hectares) 356.2 hectares
Population 1,529
Male Population 792
Female Population 737
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 931
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 16 km distance

How Kanakkandal compares

By the 2011 count Kanakkandal is the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents. Its 356.2 hectares work out to about 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

Getting to Kanakkandal

Kanakkandal 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 Kanakkandal 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 16 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanakkandal from other places

Kanakkandal lies about 15 km from Tiruvannamalai. 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 Kanakkandal
Tehsil headquarters THANDRAMPET 15 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 15 km

Villages closest to Kanakkandal

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakkandal village had a population of 1,529. That makes it the 44th largest of the 66 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,720 residents.

Kanakkandal village has 792 males and 737 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakkandal has about 931 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, well below the tehsil average of 995.

The pincode recorded for Kanakkandal is 606707. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakkandal covers 356.2 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.3 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kanakkandal falls under THANDRAMPET tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kanakkandal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 16 km distance.

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

Kanakkandal is about 15 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakkandal is in THANDRAMPET tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. THANDRAMPET is about 15 km away. Tiruvannamalai is about 15 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Nedungavadi (1.5 km), Kolundampattu (3.9 km) and Sevanthangal (4.0 km).

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

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