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About Kunnam Village

Kunnam is a mid sized village in Vanur tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,742, made up of 873 males and 869 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 995 females per 1000 males. The village covers 384.56 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 604304, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kunnam Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kunnam village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Viluppuram
Tehsil Vanur
Pincode 604304
Area (hectares) 384.56 hectares
Population 1,742
Male Population 873
Female Population 869
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 995
Bus Service (public) Available within 10 km distance
Bus Service (private) Available within 3 km distance
Nearest Railway Station Available within 40 km distance

How Kunnam compares

By the 2011 count Kunnam is the 35th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents. Its 384.56 hectares work out to about 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

Getting to Kunnam

Kunnam 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 Kunnam as Available within 10 km distance. Private bus service is recorded as Available within 3 km distance. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 40 km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Kunnam from other places

Kunnam lies about 26 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Mailam, about 12 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 Kunnam
Tehsil headquarters Vanur 9.0 km
Nearest railway station Mailam 12 km
Nearest town Tindivanam 16 km
District headquarters Viluppuram 26 km

Villages closest to Kunnam

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kunnam village had a population of 1,742. That makes it the 35th largest of the 79 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,085 residents.

Kunnam village has 873 males and 869 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kunnam has about 995 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, a little above the tehsil average of 974.

The pincode recorded for Kunnam is 604304. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kunnam covers 384.56 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 4.5 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kunnam falls under Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kunnam is Mailam, about 12 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 40 km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within 10 km distance and private bus service as Available within 3 km distance for Kunnam.

Kunnam is about 26 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kunnam is in Vanur tehsil of Viluppuram district. Vanur is about 9.0 km away. Mailam is about 12 km away. Tindivanam is about 16 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sirunarur (under 2 km), Karasanur (1.9 km) and Perumbakkam (2.4 km).

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

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