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About Kandavaratti Village

Kandavaratti is a mid sized village in Vandavasi tehsil, in the district of Tiruvannamalai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,416, made up of 726 males and 690 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 950 females per 1000 males. The village covers 309.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604502, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandavaratti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandavaratti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Tiruvannamalai
Tehsil Vandavasi
Pincode 604502
Area (hectares) 309.73 hectares
Population 1,416
Male Population 726
Female Population 690
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 950
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 38 km distance

How Kandavaratti compares

By the 2011 count Kandavaratti is the 71st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents. Its 309.73 hectares work out to about 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

Getting to Kandavaratti

Kandavaratti 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 Kandavaratti 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 38 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kandavaratti from other places

Kandavaratti lies about 54 km from Tiruvannamalai, and the nearest railway station is Olakur, about 30 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 Kandavaratti
Tehsil headquarters Vandavasi 11 km
Nearest town Vandavāsi 11 km
Nearest railway station Olakur 30 km
District headquarters Tiruvannamalai 54 km

Villages closest to Kandavaratti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandavaratti village had a population of 1,416. That makes it the 71st largest of the 198 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,420 residents.

Kandavaratti village has 726 males and 690 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandavaratti has about 950 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 999.

The pincode recorded for Kandavaratti is 604502. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandavaratti covers 309.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.6 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kandavaratti falls under Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandavaratti is Olakur, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 38 km distance.

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

Kandavaratti is about 54 km from Tiruvannamalai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandavaratti is in Vandavasi tehsil of Tiruvannamalai district. Vandavasi is about 11 km away. Vandavāsi is about 11 km away. Olakur is about 30 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kadambai (2.5 km), Tirakoil (2.7 km) and Singampoondi (3.2 km).

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

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