# Kadavur Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Madurai North, Madurai 

# Kadavur

Kadavur is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625014**. The 2011 Census counted **1,329 people in 352 households**, the 50th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%.

- 1,329people (2011)
- 352households
- 69.4%literacy
- 625014PIN code

## Kadavur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kadavur is 625014.** Kadavur falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625014
- Gram panchayatChatrapatti
- Community development blockMadurai West
- Census village code640566

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

## How far is Kadavur from nearby towns?

- Madurai North (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)18 km by road
- A.Vellalapatti (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 Kadavur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kadavur; 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 private
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madurai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- 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 Kadavur known for?

The main crops are **mango, tamarind and coconut**. About 17% of the 326 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Kadavur

Of every 100 households in Kadavur in 2011, 79 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kadavur · ■ Madurai North rural average

Electricity for lighting ****79%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**33%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**64%

Tap water ****81%**

**84%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**63%

Use banking services ****64%**

**46%

Television ****86%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****74%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****36%**

**24%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

Own their home ****87%**

**81%

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 Kadavur?

■ Kadavur · ■ Madurai North rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%**

**78.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990**

**979

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1033**

**936

Working population ****36.4%**

**46.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.8% for men and 56.7% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 30 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 266 (55%) · **■** Household industry 11 (2%) · **■** Other work 162 (33%) · **■** Marginal 15 (3%)

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 Madurai North

- Ulaganeri1,431 people
- Pottapanayur1,403 people
- Velliyankundram1,401 people
- Iraniyam1,333 people
- Kunnathur1,307 people
- Siruvalai1,282 people
- Malaipatti1,255 people
- Mangalagudi1,220 people

[All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kadavur?625014
- How far is Kadavur from Madurai?18 km by road
- What is the population of Kadavur?1,329 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadavur in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kadavur?69.4% (Census 2011)
