# Gendiganur Village, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthangarai, Krishnagiri 

# Gendiganur

Gendiganur is a village in Uthangarai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635307**. The 2011 Census counted **471 people in 115 households**, the 139th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 471people (2011)
- 115households
- 61.3%literacy
- 635307PIN code

## Gendiganur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Gendiganur is 635307.** Gendiganur falls in Uthangarai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635307
- Gram panchayatNaickanur
- Community development blockUthangarai
- Census village code644284

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

## How far is Gendiganur from nearby towns?

- Uthangarai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)60 km by road
- Uthangarai (nearest town)13 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 Gendiganur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Gendiganur; 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
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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 · Singarapettai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katteri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthangarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Gendiganur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, samai and ragi**. About 48% of the 141 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Gendiganur

Of every 100 households in Gendiganur in 2011, 71 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Gendiganur · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****1%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****99%**

**86%

Tap water ****67%**

**62%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**77%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****90%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**28%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Gendiganur?

■ Gendiganur · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.3%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1039**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1222**

**891

Working population ****60.3%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.1% for men and 53.6% for women. 63% of men and 58% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 89 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 68 (24%) · **■** Household industry 39 (14%) · **■** Other work 64 (23%) · **■** Marginal 24 (8%)

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 Uthangarai

- Puliyampatti488 people
- Vellalapatti486 people
- Karumandapathi483 people
- Kursampatti478 people
- Kuppanatham461 people
- Murukkanthal451 people
- Kollapatti448 people
- Onnagarai446 people

[All 183 villages in Uthangarai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/uthangarai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Gendiganur?635307
- How far is Gendiganur from Krishnagiri?60 km by road
- What is the population of Gendiganur?471 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Gendiganur in?Krishnagiri district (Uthangarai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Gendiganur?61.3% (Census 2011)