# Kanur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/kanur/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Kanur Kanur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608701**. The 2011 Census counted **3,046 people in 761 households**, the 16th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 3,046people (2011) - 761households - 77.4%literacy - 608701PIN code ## Kanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanur is 608701.** Kanur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608701 - Gram panchayatKanur - Community development blockKeerapalayam - Census village code636933 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanur from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)27 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)55 km by road - Sethiathoppu (nearest town)8 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 Kanur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Kanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kozhai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Palayankottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 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 Kanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 72% of the 567 hectares of village land is sown, and 175 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 Kanur Of every 100 households in Kanur in 2011, 99 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****14%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **80% Tap water ****94%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **81% Use banking services ****43%** **44% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****63%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****96%** **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 Kanur? ■ Kanur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **886 Working population ****40.7%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 68.7% for women. 57% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 70 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 89 (7%) · **■** Other work 158 (13%) · **■** Marginal 922 (74%) 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 - Adivaraganallur3,337 people - Mamangalam3,289 people - Kanjankollai3,199 people - Palanchanallur3,121 people - Srineduncheri2,857 people - Sriputhur2,749 people - Perur2,570 people - Palayankottai2,543 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanur?608701 - How far is Kanur from Cuddalore?55 km by road - What is the population of Kanur?3,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanur?77.4% (Census 2011)