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About Kangaiyanur Village

Kangaiyanur is a large village in Tirukkoyilur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,075, made up of 1,578 males and 1,497 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 949 females per 1000 males. The village covers 396 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605754, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kangaiyanur Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kangaiyanur village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Tirukkoyilur
Pincode 605754
Area (hectares) 396 hectares
Population 3,075
Male Population 1,578
Female Population 1,497
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 949
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kangaiyanur compares

By the 2011 count Kangaiyanur is the 41st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little above average, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents. Its 396 hectares work out to about 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

Getting to Kangaiyanur

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

How far is Kangaiyanur from other places

Kangaiyanur lies about 52 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Tandarai, about 16 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 Kangaiyanur
Nearest railway station Tandarai 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Tirukkoyilur 21 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 52 km

Villages closest to Kangaiyanur

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 Kangaiyanur

As per the Census of India 2011, Kangaiyanur village had a population of 3,075. That makes it the 41st largest of the 168 villages in the tehsil, a little above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,336 residents.

Kangaiyanur village has 1,578 males and 1,497 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kangaiyanur has about 949 females for every 1000 males. In short, there are noticeably fewer women than men, a little below the tehsil average of 970.

The pincode recorded for Kangaiyanur is 605754. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kangaiyanur covers 396 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.8 people per hectare, moderately settled.

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

The nearest railway station to Kangaiyanur is Tandarai, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

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

Kangaiyanur is about 52 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kangaiyanur is in Tirukkoyilur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Tandarai is about 16 km away. Tirukkoyilur is about 21 km away. Viluppuram is about 52 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Pallichchandal (2.8 km), Jambai (4.0 km) and Melamangalam (4.6 km).

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

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