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About Kandachipuram Village

Kandachipuram is one of the larger villages in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 6,659, made up of 3,325 males and 3,334 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,003 females per 1000 males. The village covers 608.93 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605701, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kandachipuram Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kandachipuram village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605701
Area (hectares) 608.93 hectares
Population 6,659
Male Population 3,325
Female Population 3,334
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,003
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kandachipuram compares

By the 2011 count Kandachipuram is among the largest villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 608.93 hectares work out to about 11 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kandachipuram

Kandachipuram is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Kandachipuram 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 Kandachipuram from other places

Kandachipuram lies about 24 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Ayandur, about 8.9 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 Kandachipuram
Nearest railway station Ayandur 8.9 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 13 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 24 km

Villages closest to Kandachipuram

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

Common questions about Kandachipuram

As per the Census of India 2011, Kandachipuram village had a population of 6,659. That makes it among the largest villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Kandachipuram village has 3,325 males and 3,334 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kandachipuram has about 1003 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, a little above the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kandachipuram is 605701. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kandachipuram covers 608.93 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 11 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kandachipuram falls under Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kandachipuram is Ayandur, about 8.9 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 Kandachipuram.

Kandachipuram is about 24 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kandachipuram is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Ayandur is about 8.9 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 13 km away. Viluppuram is about 24 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Madavilagam (under 2 km), Sengamedu (2.2 km) and Melvalai (3.3 km).

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

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