About Kanakkankuppam Village

Kanakkankuppam is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 4,239, made up of 2,111 males and 2,128 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,008 females per 1000 males. The village covers 142.71 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604151, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanakkankuppam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanakkankuppam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604151
Area (hectares)	142.71 hectares
Population	4,239
Male Population	2,111
Female Population	2,128
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,008
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 45 km distance

How Kanakkankuppam compares

By the 2011 count Kanakkankuppam is the 12th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 142.71 hectares work out to about 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kanakkankuppam

Kanakkankuppam 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 Kanakkankuppam 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 45 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kanakkankuppam from other places

Kanakkankuppam lies about 29 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Andampallam, about 19 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 Kanakkankuppam
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	15 km
Nearest railway station	Andampallam	19 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	29 km

Villages closest to Kanakkankuppam

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 Kanakkankuppam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanakkankuppam village had a population of 4,239. That makes it the 12th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Kanakkankuppam village has 2,111 males and 2,128 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanakkankuppam has about 1008 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 987.

The pincode recorded for Kanakkankuppam is 604151. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanakkankuppam covers 142.71 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 30 people per hectare, densely settled for a rural area.

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

The nearest railway station to Kanakkankuppam is Andampallam, about 19 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 45 km distance.

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

Kanakkankuppam is about 29 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanakkankuppam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 15 km away. Andampallam is about 19 km away. Viluppuram is about 29 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.