# Kunnathur Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram 

# Kunnathur

Kunnathur is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,713 people in 427 households**, the 21st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,713people (2011)
- 427households
- 74.3%literacy
- 603102PIN code

## Kunnathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunnathur is 603102.** Kunnathur falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603102
- Gram panchayatKunnathur
- Community development blockTirukalukundram
- Census village code629901

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?

- Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)63 km by road
- Mamallapuram (nearest town)10 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?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kunnathur; 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
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Manamai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Kunnathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 32% of the 646 hectares of village land is sown, and 204 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, 96 had electricity, 42 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kunnathur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****42%**

**27%

No toilet (open defecation) ****58%**

**71%

Tap water ****89%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**63%

Use banking services ****54%**

**42%

Television ****89%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****81%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**4%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**38%

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

**4%

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

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**88%

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 · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1018**

**982

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025**

**955

Working population ****37.8%**

**47.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.1% for men and 62.7% for women. 58% of men and 18% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 5 (1%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 145 (22%) · **■** Marginal 493 (76%)

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 Tirukalukundram

- Vazhuvodur1,849 people
- Puliyur1,837 people
- Vasavasamudram1,792 people
- Kadambady1,774 people
- Manapakkam1,687 people
- Nallathur - A1,684 people
- Lattur1,681 people
- Nallur1,628 people

[All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunnathur?603102
- How far is Kunnathur from Kancheepuram?63 km by road
- What is the population of Kunnathur?1,713 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunnathur in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kunnathur?74.3% (Census 2011)
