INDIAN VILLAGE DIRECTORY

Kanniyakumari

Kanniyakumari is a district in the Tamil Nadu State of India. Total area of Kanniyakumari is 1,684 km² including 1,021.16 km² rural area and 662.84 km² urban area. As per 2011 stats, Kanniyakumari has a population of 18,70,374 peoples, out of which urban population is 15,39,802 while rural population is 3,30,572. The district has a population density of 1111 inhabitants per square kilometre. There are about 4,83,539 houses in the district, including 3,98,061 urban houses and 85,478 rural houses. When it comes to villages, there are about 56 villages in kanniyakumari district.

The Kanniyakumari district is further divided in to Talukas / Blocks / PS / Community Development Blocks (C.D.Blocks) for administrative purposes. In India, the Block or C.D.Block is often the next level of administrative division after the tehsil. It is important to note that, In some states of India C.D.Blocks are equal to tehsils.

For those who don't know, the C.D.Block is a rural area earmarked for administration and development in India. The area is administered by a BDO (Block Development Officer). A C.D.Block covers several gram panchayats, local administrative unit at the village level.

Kalkulam is the largest taluka in kanniyakumari district by both area and population. Agastheeswaram is the smallest taluka in kanniyakumari district by area while Thovala is the smallest taluka by population. There are 4 talukas in Kanniyakumari district. Here is the list of all Kanniyakumari Talukas / Blocks / C.D.Blocks along with area & population information.


List of CD Blocks / Talukas in Kanniyakumari District

#Taluka (CD Block)Area (km²)Population (2011)
1Agastheeswaram2785,52,175
2Kalkulam6336,06,706
3Thovala3781,20,926
4Vilavancode3955,90,567

Population of Kanniyakumari District

Particulars Rural Urban Total
Total Population 3,30,572 15,39,802 18,70,374
Male Population 1,64,938 7,61,407 9,26,345
Female Population 1,65,634 7,78,395 9,44,029
Population Density 324 / km² 2,323 / km² 1,111 / km²

Households in Kanniyakumari District

Rural Households
Urban Households
Total Households
85,478
3,98,061
4,83,539






District Overview
District (Hindi) : Kanniyakumari
(कन्याकुमारी)
State / UT : Tamil Nadu
Total Area : 1,684 km²
Total Population : 18,70,374
Density : 1,111/km²
Total Talukas : 4
Total Villages : 56
Total PopulationVillages in Kanniyakumari District
less Than 2006
200 - 4992
500 - 9991
1000 - 19992
2000 - 499915
5000 - 999923
10000 and above7





* All survey data is based on Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India, 2015 (censusindia.gov.in). Open Government Data Platform India.