# Kanjanagaram, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam – Population

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Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam 

# Kanjanagaram

Kanjanagaram is a village in [Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/) sub-district of [Nagapattinam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **609304**. The 2011 Census counted **3,539 people in 892 households**, the 20th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%.

- 3,539people (2011)
- 892households
- 81.4%literacy
- 609304PIN code

## Kanjanagaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanjanagaram is 609304.** Kanjanagaram falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609304
- Gram panchayatKanjanagaram
- Community development blockSembanarkoil
- Census village code637557

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

## How far is Kanjanagaram from nearby towns?

- Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)5 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 Kanjanagaram?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sembanarkoil
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Mannampandal
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kanjanagaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. Products made here include clay pots. About 78% of the 475 hectares of village land is sown, and 352 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 Kanjanagaram

Of every 100 households in Kanjanagaram in 2011, 98 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kanjanagaram · ■ Tharangambadi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****18%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****82%**

**63%

Tap water ****66%**

**67%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**30%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**66%

Use banking services ****46%**

**48%

Television ****94%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**20%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**93%

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 Kanjanagaram?

■ Kanjanagaram · ■ Tharangambadi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%**

**83.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1033

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1185**

**963

Working population ****50.9%**

**42.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.0% for men and 72.8% for women. 64% of men and 37% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 113 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 875 (49%) · **■** Household industry 23 (1%) · **■** Other work 406 (23%) · **■** Marginal 384 (21%)

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 Tharangambadi

- Thillaiyadi3,879 people
- Uthirangudi3,806 people
- Mudikandanallur3,664 people
- Madapuram3,645 people
- Eduthukkatti3,513 people
- Perambur3,427 people
- Kattucheri3,283 people
- Thiruvillaiyattam3,238 people

[All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanjanagaram?609304
- How far is Kanjanagaram from Nagapattinam?50 km by road
- What is the population of Kanjanagaram?3,539 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanjanagaram in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kanjanagaram?81.4% (Census 2011)
