# Kovilanur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/kovilanur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Kovilanur Kovilanur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606104**. The 2011 Census counted **2,268 people in 492 households**, the 45th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 2,268people (2011) - 492households - 82.4%literacy - 606104PIN code ## Kovilanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kovilanur is 606104.** Kovilanur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606104 - Gram panchayatKovilanur - Community development blockVirudhachalam - Census village code637078 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kovilanur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)80 km by road - Mangalampet (nearest town)2 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 Kovilanur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kovilanur; 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 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangalampet - ○Degree college10+ km · Periyavadavadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Rubanarayananallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 20 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 Kovilanur known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 55% of the 203 hectares of village land is sown, and 49 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 Kovilanur Of every 100 households in Kovilanur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kovilanur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **94% Toilet within the home ****35%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **83% Tap water ****89%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **79% Use banking services ****68%** **54% Television ****82%** **87% Mobile phone ****51%** **67% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****87%** **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 Kovilanur? ■ Kovilanur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.4%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **852 Working population ****43.2%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.6% for men and 75.6% for women. 57% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 84 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 132 (13%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 366 (37%) · **■** Marginal 394 (40%) 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 - Manakkollai2,433 people - Irulakkurichi2,352 people - Karnatham2,343 people - Puvanur ko2,298 people - Agaram2,244 people - Chittur2,213 people - Thoravalur2,209 people - Keeranur2,179 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kovilanur?606104 - How far is Kovilanur from Cuddalore?80 km by road - What is the population of Kovilanur?2,268 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kovilanur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kovilanur?82.4% (Census 2011)