About Karanai Village

Karanai is a mid sized village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 725, made up of 368 males and 357 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 970 females per 1000 males. The village covers 307.08 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Karanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Karanai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604208
Area (hectares)	307.08 hectares
Population	725
Male Population	368
Female Population	357
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	970
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 47 km distance

How Karanai compares

By the 2011 count Karanai is the 186th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well below average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 307.08 hectares work out to about 2.4 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 a little below the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Karanai

Karanai 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 Karanai 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 47 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Karanai from other places

Karanai lies about 18 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 3.0 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 Karanai
Nearest railway station	Ayandur	3.0 km
Nearest town	Tirukkoyilur	15 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	18 km
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	30 km

Villages closest to Karanai

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.

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Common questions about Karanai

As per the Census of India 2011, Karanai village had a population of 725. That makes it the 186th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Karanai village has 368 males and 357 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Karanai has about 970 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 987.

The pincode recorded for Karanai is 604208. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Karanai covers 307.08 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 2.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

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

The nearest railway station to Karanai is Ayandur, about 3.0 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 47 km distance.

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

Karanai is about 18 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Karanai is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 3.0 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 15 km away. Viluppuram is about 18 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.