About Kaniyamur Village

Kaniyamur is a large village in Kallakkurichi tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,942, made up of 1,558 males and 1,384 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 888 females per 1000 males. The village covers 664.73 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606201, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kaniyamur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kaniyamur village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Kallakkurichi
Pincode	606201
Area (hectares)	664.73 hectares
Population	2,942
Male Population	1,558
Female Population	1,384
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	888
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kaniyamur compares

By the 2011 count Kaniyamur is the 39th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents. Its 664.73 hectares work out to about 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kaniyamur

Kaniyamur is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kaniyamur 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 5 - 10 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kaniyamur from other places

Kaniyamur lies about 23 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Parikkal, about 9.4 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 Kaniyamur
Nearest railway station	Parikkal	9.4 km
Nearest town	Ulundurpet	16 km
Tehsil headquarters	Kallakkurichi	23 km
District headquarters	Viluppuram	23 km

Villages closest to Kaniyamur

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kaniyamur village had a population of 2,942. That makes it the 39th largest of the 149 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,328 residents.

Kaniyamur village has 1,558 males and 1,384 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kaniyamur has about 888 females for every 1000 males. In short, the shortfall of women against men is wide, well below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kaniyamur is 606201. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kaniyamur covers 664.73 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.4 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kaniyamur falls under Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kaniyamur is Parikkal, about 9.4 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 5 - 10 km distance.

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

Kaniyamur is about 23 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kaniyamur is in Kallakkurichi tehsil of Viluppuram district. Parikkal is about 9.4 km away. Ulundurpet is about 16 km away. Kallakkurichi is about 23 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.