# Kunnathur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram 

# Kunnathur

Kunnathur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603306**. The 2011 Census counted **2,183 people in 599 households**, the 24th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%.

- 2,183people (2011)
- 599households
- 68.6%literacy
- 603306PIN code

## Kunnathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunnathur is 603306.** Kunnathur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603306
- Gram panchayatKunnathur
- Community development blockMaduranthakam
- Census village code630022

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

## How far is Kunnathur from nearby towns?

- Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)51 km by road
- Maduranthakam (nearest town)15 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 Kunnathur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Kunnathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Padalam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Kunnathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 47% of the 497 hectares of village land is sown, and 236 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 Kunnathur

Of every 100 households in Kunnathur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kunnathur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****38%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****62%**

**82%

Tap water ****97%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**12%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**77%

Use banking services ****24%**

**39%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**24%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**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 Kunnathur?

■ Kunnathur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.6%**

**72.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006**

**996

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1022**

**959

Working population ****55.1%**

**51.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 65.0% for women. 63% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 169 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 213 (18%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (13%) · **■** Marginal 651 (54%)

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

- Budur2,457 people
- Padalam2,238 people
- Pzhamathur2,194 people
- Elappakkam2,192 people
- Kallabiranpuram2,177 people
- Sirunallur2,163 people
- Arungunam2,129 people
- Neerpair2,090 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunnathur?603306
- How far is Kunnathur from Kancheepuram?51 km by road
- What is the population of Kunnathur?2,183 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunnathur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kunnathur?68.6% (Census 2011)
