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About Kandikkal Village

Kandikkal is a large village in Sankarapuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 2,603, made up of 1,284 males and 1,319 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,027 females per 1000 males. The village covers 1927.81 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 606207, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandikkal Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandikkal village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Sankarapuram
Pincode 606207
Area (hectares) 1927.81 hectares
Population 2,603
Male Population 1,284
Female Population 1,319
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,027
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within <5 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kandikkal compares

By the 2011 count Kandikkal is the 56th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents. Its 1927.81 hectares work out to about 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

Getting to Kandikkal

Kandikkal is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandikkal as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within <5 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. The nearest villages by name are Kalliparai, Kallipattu, Kallippadi and Kanankadu. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

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 Kandikkal

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandikkal village had a population of 2,603. That makes it the 56th largest of the 177 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,212 residents.

Kandikkal village has 1,284 males and 1,319 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandikkal has about 1027 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 979.

The pincode recorded for Kandikkal is 606207. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandikkal covers 1927.81 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.4 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Kandikkal falls under Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The census record for Kandikkal notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within <5 km distance for Kandikkal.

Kandikkal is in Sankarapuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. The district and tehsil pages linked from here list the neighbouring villages, which is usually the quickest way to place it on a map.

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

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