# Gunankaranai Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/gunankaranai/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Gunankaranai Gunankaranai is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603307**. The 2011 Census counted **636 people in 152 households**, the 130th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 636people (2011) - 152households - 72.6%literacy - 603307PIN code ## Gunankaranai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Gunankaranai is 603307.** Gunankaranai falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603307 - Gram panchayatAnnangal - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630114 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Gunankaranai from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Gunankaranai? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Gunankaranai; 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 - ●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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Orathy - ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vandavasi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 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 Gunankaranai known for? About 35% of the 273 hectares of village land is sown, and 93 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 Gunankaranai Of every 100 households in Gunankaranai in 2011, 93 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Gunankaranai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****1%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **77% Use banking services ****45%** **39% Television ****87%** **89% Mobile phone ****56%** **58% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Gunankaranai? ■ Gunankaranai · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****938** **959 Working population ****53.9%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 64.7% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (18%) · **■** Household industry 6 (2%) · **■** Other work 35 (10%) · **■** Marginal 154 (45%) 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 - Ariyanur669 people - Chithathur657 people - Kilpattu655 people - Kathiricheri638 people - Minnalkilminnal635 people - Nallur625 people - Thottanaval622 people - Karikkili620 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Gunankaranai?603307 - How far is Gunankaranai from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Gunankaranai?636 (Census 2011) - Which district is Gunankaranai in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Gunankaranai?72.6% (Census 2011)