# Ko.Adhanur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Ko.Adhanur

Ko.Adhanur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606001**. The 2011 Census counted **2,506 people in 678 households**, the 38th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 2,506people (2011)
- 678households
- 67.6%literacy
- 606001PIN code

## Ko.Adhanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Ko.Adhanur is 606001.** Ko.Adhanur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606001
- Gram panchayatKo.Adhanur
- Community development blockKammapuram
- Census village code637183

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

## How far is Ko.Adhanur from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)61 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)66 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)6 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 Ko.Adhanur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Virudhachalam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Ko.Adhanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and tapioca**. About 53% of the 327 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Ko.Adhanur

Of every 100 households in Ko.Adhanur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 67 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Ko.Adhanur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**83%

Tap water ****98%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****67%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****33%**

**79%

Use banking services ****58%**

**54%

Television ****92%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****42%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****15%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****6%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Ko.Adhanur?

■ Ko.Adhanur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.6%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****884**

**852

Working population ****54.7%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 57.1% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 364 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 816 (60%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 39 (3%) · **■** Marginal 144 (11%)

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 Virudhachalam

- Gopalapuram2,721 people
- Sirunesalur2,629 people
- Kattumayilur2,571 people
- Pudukuraipettai2,551 people
- Pavalangudi ko2,488 people
- Karmangudi2,477 people
- Manakkollai2,433 people
- Irulakkurichi2,352 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Ko.Adhanur?606001
- How far is Ko.Adhanur from Cuddalore?66 km by road
- What is the population of Ko.Adhanur?2,506 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Ko.Adhanur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Ko.Adhanur?67.6% (Census 2011)
