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About Kavanur Village

Kavanur is one of the larger villages in Katpadi tehsil, in the district of Vellore, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 5,091, made up of 2,547 males and 2,544 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 999 females per 1000 males. The village covers 725.07 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 632209, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kavanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kavanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Vellore
Tehsil Katpadi
Pincode 632209
Area (hectares) 725.07 hectares
Population 5,091
Male Population 2,547
Female Population 2,544
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 999
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within village

How Kavanur compares

By the 2011 count Kavanur is the 9th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents. Its 725.07 hectares work out to about 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

Getting to Kavanur

Kavanur 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 Kavanur 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 village. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kavanur from other places

Kavanur lies about 17 km from Vellore, and the nearest railway station is Kavanur, 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 Kavanur
Nearest railway station Kavanur under 2 km
Nearest town Pallikonda 6.0 km
District headquarters Vellore 17 km
Tehsil headquarters Katpadi 18 km

Villages closest to Kavanur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kavanur village had a population of 5,091. That makes it the 9th largest of the 88 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,820 residents.

Kavanur village has 2,547 males and 2,544 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kavanur has about 999 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is a little below the tehsil average of 1028.

The pincode recorded for Kavanur is 632209. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kavanur covers 725.07 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.0 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kavanur falls under Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district in Tamil Nadu.

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

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

Kavanur is about 17 km from Vellore in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kavanur is in Katpadi tehsil of Vellore district. Kavanur is about under 2 km away. Pallikonda is about 6.0 km away. Vellore is about 17 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kilvaithinankuppam (under 2 km), Veppanganeri (2.1 km) and Palayakrishnapuram (2.4 km).

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

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