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About Eyyakunnam Village

Eyyakunnam is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,851, made up of 925 males and 926 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,001 females per 1000 males. The village covers 344.66 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604204, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Eyyakunnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Eyyakunnam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Gingee
Pincode 604204
Area (hectares) 344.66 hectares
Population 1,851
Male Population 925
Female Population 926
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,001
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 37 km distance

How Eyyakunnam compares

By the 2011 count Eyyakunnam is the 76th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 344.66 hectares work out to about 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Eyyakunnam

Eyyakunnam 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 Eyyakunnam 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 37 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Eyyakunnam from other places

Eyyakunnam lies about 26 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 12 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 Eyyakunnam
Nearest railway station Mailam 12 km
Nearest town Tindivanam 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 26 km
Tehsil headquarters Gingee 34 km

Villages closest to Eyyakunnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Eyyakunnam village had a population of 1,851. That makes it the 76th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Eyyakunnam village has 925 males and 926 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Eyyakunnam has about 1001 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Eyyakunnam is 604204. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Eyyakunnam covers 344.66 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Eyyakunnam falls under Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Eyyakunnam is Mailam, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 37 km distance.

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

Eyyakunnam is about 26 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Eyyakunnam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Mailam is about 12 km away. Tindivanam is about 16 km away. Viluppuram is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Siruvadi R F (9.1 km), Malarasankuppam (16 km) and Amur (16 km).

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

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