# Devanur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Devanur

Devanur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603311**. The 2011 Census counted **204 people in 56 households**, the 175th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 204people (2011)
- 56households
- 66.7%literacy
- 603311PIN code

## Devanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Devanur is 603311.** Devanur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603311
- Gram panchayatViralur
- Community development blockMaduranthakam
- Census village code630098

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

## How far is Devanur from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)21 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)75 km by road
- Edakalinadu (nearest town)12 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 Devanur?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Devanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Cheyyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Cheyyur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Devanur known for?

About 32% of the 123 hectares of village land is sown, and 39 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 Devanur

Of every 100 households in Devanur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Devanur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**82%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

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

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**77%

Use banking services ****11%**

**39%

Television ****98%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****27%**

**24%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Devanur?

■ Devanur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****66.7%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1000**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****2000**

**959

Working population ****42.2%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.3% for men and 57.6% for women. 59% of men and 25% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 27 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 16 (19%) · **■** Other work 17 (20%) · **■** Marginal 26 (30%)

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 Maduranthakam

- Vellarai236 people
- Amayambattu225 people
- Allur216 people
- Chinthamani207 people
- Thuraiyur187 people
- Vadakkuputhur178 people
- Rajapalayam177 people
- Valarbirai171 people

[All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Devanur?603311
- How far is Devanur from Kancheepuram?75 km by road
- What is the population of Devanur?204 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Devanur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Devanur?66.7% (Census 2011)