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About Kananjampatti Village

Kananjampatti is a large village in Sivakasi tehsil, in the district of Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 3,791, made up of 1,885 males and 1,906 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,011 females per 1000 males. The village covers 761.27 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 626128, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Kananjampatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Kananjampatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Virudhunagar
Tehsil Sivakasi
Pincode 626128
Area (hectares) 761.27 hectares
Population 3,791
Male Population 1,885
Female Population 1,906
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 1,011
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Kananjampatti compares

By the 2011 count Kananjampatti is the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, which puts it close to average, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents. Its 761.27 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

Getting to Kananjampatti

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

Kananjampatti lies about 31 km from Virudhunagar, and the nearest railway station is Sankaralingapuram, about 24 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 Kananjampatti
Nearest town Srivilliputhur 24 km
Nearest railway station Sankaralingapuram 24 km
Tehsil headquarters Sivakasi 28 km
District headquarters Virudhunagar 31 km

Villages closest to Kananjampatti

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

As per the Census of India 2011, Kananjampatti village had a population of 3,791. That makes it the 19th largest of the 41 villages in the tehsil, close to average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 3,943 residents.

Kananjampatti village has 1,885 males and 1,906 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Kananjampatti has about 1011 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, much in line with the tehsil average of 1017.

The pincode recorded for Kananjampatti is 626128. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Kananjampatti covers 761.27 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Kananjampatti falls under Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Kananjampatti is Sankaralingapuram, about 24 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 Kananjampatti.

Kananjampatti is about 31 km from Virudhunagar in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Kananjampatti is in Sivakasi tehsil of Virudhunagar district. Srivilliputhur is about 24 km away. Sankaralingapuram is about 24 km away. Sivakasi is about 28 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Erichchanatham (11 km), Lakshmipuram (14 km) and Vijayakarisalkulam (14 km).

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

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