# Adhanur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore 

# Adhanur

Adhanur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608304**. The 2011 Census counted **927 people in 230 households**, the 91st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 927people (2011)
- 230households
- 68.5%literacy
- 608304PIN code

## Adhanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Adhanur is 608304.** Adhanur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608304
- Gram panchayatAdhanur
- Community development blockKattumannar Koil
- Census village code637049

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Adhanur from nearby towns?

- Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)85 km by road
- Kattumannarkoil (nearest town)10 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Adhanur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Adhanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Reddiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanchanallur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 18 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Adhanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 64% of the 205 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 hectares are irrigated.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Adhanur

Of every 100 households in Adhanur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Adhanur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**80%

Tap water ****44%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**81%

Use banking services ****54%**

**44%

Television ****80%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****69%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**4%

Own their home ****97%**

**95%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Adhanur?

■ Adhanur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.5%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****725**

**886

Working population ****44.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 59.8% for women. 57% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 38 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 141 (34%) · **■** Household industry 3 (1%) · **■** Other work 42 (10%) · **■** Marginal 191 (46%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Kattumannarkoil

- Poorthangudi949 people
- Puthur946 people
- Alanganatham945 people
- Kuchur942 people
- Sarvarajanpettai916 people
- Therkumangudi912 people
- Eachampoondi906 people
- Vellur900 people

[All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Adhanur?608304
- How far is Adhanur from Cuddalore?85 km by road
- What is the population of Adhanur?927 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adhanur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Adhanur?68.5% (Census 2011)
