Kunniyur is a village in Thiruvarur district in, Tamil Nadu, India. It is near the town of Mannargudi.

Kunniyur
village
Kunniyur Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Kunniyur Kunniyur (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 10.67°N 79.43°E / 10.67; 79.43
Country	India
State	Tamil Nadu
District	Thiruvarur
Population  (2001)
• Total	1,700
Languages
• Official	Tamil
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)

Demographics

As per the 2001 census, Kunniyur had a population of 1700 with 864 males and 836 females.

The Kunniyur estate

Kunniyur was home to a mirasdari which covered over 6,000 acres (24 km²).[1] The name Kunniyur has become famous because of the last Shri. Kunniyur Sambasiva Iyer.

Notes

References

• "Kunniyur Village". Indian Village Portal.
• Kathleen Gough (2008). Rural Society in Southeast India. Cambridge University Press. ISBN 0521040191, ISBN 978-0-521-04019-8.