# Kanjankollai Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore 

# Kanjankollai

Kanjankollai is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608304**. The 2011 Census counted **3,199 people in 802 households**, the 14th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 3,199people (2011)
- 802households
- 67.3%literacy
- 608304PIN code

## Kanjankollai PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code608304
- Gram panchayatKanjankollai
- Community development blockKattumannar Koil
- Census village code637043

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

## How far is Kanjankollai from nearby towns?

- Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)80 km by road
- Thiruppanandal (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 Kanjankollai?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kanjankollai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Palanchanallur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kattumannarkoil
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Kanjankollai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and ground nut**. About 34% of the 599 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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 Kanjankollai

Of every 100 households in Kanjankollai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanjankollai · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****8%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****92%**

**80%

Tap water ****98%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**81%

Use banking services ****36%**

**44%

Television ****92%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****53%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanjankollai?

■ Kanjankollai · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****899**

**886

Working population ****52.8%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.7% for men and 58.3% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 543 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (10%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (8%) · **■** Marginal 845 (50%)

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

- Veeranandapuram3,732 people
- Rayanallur3,600 people
- Adivaraganallur3,337 people
- Mamangalam3,289 people
- Palanchanallur3,121 people
- Kanur3,046 people
- Srineduncheri2,857 people
- Sriputhur2,749 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanjankollai?608304
- How far is Kanjankollai from Cuddalore?80 km by road
- What is the population of Kanjankollai?3,199 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanjankollai in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kanjankollai?67.3% (Census 2011)
