# Kanganur Village, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthangarai, Krishnagiri 

# Kanganur

Kanganur is a village in Uthangarai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635306**. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 72 households**, the 163rd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 265people (2011)
- 72households
- 65.1%literacy
- 635306PIN code

## Kanganur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanganur is 635306.** Kanganur falls in Uthangarai sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635306
- Gram panchayatSamalpatti
- Community development blockMathur
- Census village code644212

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

## How far is Kanganur from nearby towns?

- Uthangarai (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)35 km by road
- Uthangarai (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 Kanganur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kanganur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Mottur
- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Samalpatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katteri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthangarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watercovered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)13 h summer · 13 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 Kanganur known for?

The main crops are **mango, ground nut and turmeric**. About 55% of the 142 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Kanganur

Of every 100 households in Kanganur in 2011, 66 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Kanganur · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****66%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**86%

Tap water ****0%**

**62%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**77%

Use banking services ****71%**

**46%

Television ****60%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****45%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****10%**

**8%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Kanganur?

■ Kanganur · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.1%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****650**

**891

Working population ****60.4%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 75.0% for men and 55.2% for women. 65% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 41 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 45 (28%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 48 (30%) · **■** Marginal 24 (15%)

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

- Gollapatti297 people
- Kurukkapatti279 people
- Selakarampatti279 people
- Karukkampatti269 people
- Pudur264 people
- Konapatti254 people
- Pachinampatti252 people
- Mallampatti238 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanganur?635306
- How far is Kanganur from Krishnagiri?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kanganur?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanganur in?Krishnagiri district (Uthangarai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kanganur?65.1% (Census 2011)