About Kannalam Village

Kannalam is a large village in Gingee tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,340, made up of 1,184 males and 1,156 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 976 females per 1000 males. The village covers 351.44 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604208, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kannalam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kannalam village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Gingee
Pincode	604208
Area (hectares)	351.44 hectares
Population	2,340
Male Population	1,184
Female Population	1,156
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	976
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 39 km distance

How Kannalam compares

By the 2011 count Kannalam is the 47th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents. Its 351.44 hectares work out to about 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

Getting to Kannalam

Kannalam 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 Kannalam 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 39 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kannalam from other places

Kannalam lies about 45 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Nedimolyanur, 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 Kannalam
Tehsil headquarters	Gingee	9.7 km
Nearest railway station	Nedimolyanur	30 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	45 km

Villages closest to Kannalam

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 Kannalam

As per the Census of India 2011, Kannalam village had a population of 2,340. That makes it the 47th largest of the 234 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,655 residents.

Kannalam village has 1,184 males and 1,156 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kannalam has about 976 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 987.

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

Kannalam covers 351.44 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 6.7 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kannalam is Nedimolyanur, about 30 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 39 km distance.

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

Kannalam is about 45 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kannalam is in Gingee tehsil of Viluppuram district. Gingee is about 9.7 km away. Nedimolyanur is about 30 km away. Viluppuram is about 45 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.