# Kanjanur Village, Uthangarai, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthangarai, Krishnagiri 

# Kanjanur

Kanjanur is a village in Uthangarai sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,358 people in 339 households**, the 43rd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%.

- 1,358people (2011)
- 339households
- 75.6%literacy
- 635306PIN code

## Kanjanur PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code635306
- Gram panchayatGerigepalli
- Community development blockMathur
- Census village code644227

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

## How far is Kanjanur from nearby towns?

- Uthangarai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Krishnagiri (district HQ)52 km by road
- Uthangarai (nearest town)8 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 Kanjanur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanjanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Badavanur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Katteri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthangarai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kanjanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. About 47% of the 443 hectares of village land is sown, and 91 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 Kanjanur

Of every 100 households in Kanjanur in 2011, 80 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 31 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanjanur · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****80%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**86%

Tap water ****100%**

**62%

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

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**77%

Use banking services ****31%**

**46%

Television ****74%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****31%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**28%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****14%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kanjanur?

■ Kanjanur · ■ Uthangarai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%**

**70.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****905**

**943

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802**

**891

Working population ****61.0%**

**53.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.1% for men and 68.6% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 100 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 703 (85%) · **■** Other work 25 (3%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%)

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

- Nochipatti1,474 people
- Andiyur1,411 people
- Chinnakunnathur1,399 people
- Puliyanur1,370 people
- Palaiakottai1,333 people
- Reddivalasai1,327 people
- Tagaratti1,294 people
- Puliyampatti1,291 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanjanur?635306
- How far is Kanjanur from Krishnagiri?52 km by road
- What is the population of Kanjanur?1,358 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanjanur in?Krishnagiri district (Uthangarai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kanjanur?75.6% (Census 2011)
