About Kanai Village

Kanai is a large village in Viluppuram tehsil, in the district of Viluppuram, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,440, made up of 1,734 males and 1,706 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 984 females per 1000 males. The village covers 343.87 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 605301, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kanai Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kanai village
Description	Value
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Viluppuram
Tehsil	Viluppuram
Pincode	605301
Area (hectares)	343.87 hectares
Population	3,440
Male Population	1,734
Female Population	1,706
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	984
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 5 - 10 km distance

How Kanai compares

By the 2011 count Kanai is the 56th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, which puts it well above average, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents. Its 343.87 hectares work out to about 10 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

Getting to Kanai

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

Kanai lies about 8.3 km from Viluppuram, and the nearest railway station is Venkatesapuram, about 3.8 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 Kanai
Nearest railway station	Venkatesapuram	3.8 km
Tehsil headquarters	Viluppuram	8.3 km
Nearest town	Villupuram	8.3 km

Villages closest to Kanai

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kanai village had a population of 3,440. That makes it the 56th largest of the 226 villages in the tehsil, well above average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 2,428 residents.

Kanai village has 1,734 males and 1,706 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kanai has about 984 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, much in line with the tehsil average of 992.

The pincode recorded for Kanai is 605301. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kanai covers 343.87 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 10 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Kanai falls under Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kanai is Venkatesapuram, about 3.8 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 Kanai.

Kanai is about 8.3 km from Viluppuram in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kanai is in Viluppuram tehsil of Viluppuram district. Venkatesapuram is about 3.8 km away. Viluppuram is about 8.3 km away. Villupuram is about 8.3 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.