Village · Kunnam, Perambalur
# Kadur

Kadur is a village in Kunnam sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 621716. The 2011 Census counted 3,132 people in 711 households, the 31st largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%.
- 3,132 people (2011)
- 711 households
- 60.1% literacy
- 621716 PIN code

## Kadur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kadur is 621716. Kadur falls in Kunnam sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 621716
- Gram panchayat Kadur
- Community development block Veppur
- Census village code 636259

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kadur from nearby towns?
- Kunnam (sub-district HQ) 18 km by road
- Perambalur (district HQ) 38 km by road
- Ariyalur (nearest town) 18 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kadur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thungapuram
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Ariyalur
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Ariyalur
- ○ Primary health centre under 5 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Dispensary under 5 km
- ○ Post office under 5 km
- ○ Public bus service under 5 km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Commercial bank under 5 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kadur known for?

The main crops are sugarcane, paddy and cotton. Products made here include jaggery. About 63% of the 728 hectares of village land is sown, and 331 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kadur

Of every 100 households in Kadur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kadur · ■ Kunnam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 92% 90%
- Toilet within the home 3% 12%
- No toilet (open defecation) 97% 84%
- Tap water 94% 82%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 11%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 7% 23%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 92% 75%
- Use banking services 41% 59%
- Television 97% 86%
- Mobile phone 58% 63%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 16% 18%
- Car / jeep / van 2% 1%
- None of these assets 1% 6%
- Own their home 97% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kadur?

■ Kadur · ■ Kunnam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 60.1% 69.6%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 930 1004
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 918 903
- Working population 60.2% 57.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.5% for men and 47.8% for women. 61% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 17 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 27 (1%) · ■ Household industry 2 (0%) · ■ Other work 35 (2%) · ■ Marginal 1,806 (96%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Kunnam
- Olaippady 3,591 people
- Paravai 3,498 people
- Peramathur 3,406 people
- Vasistapuram 3,396 people
- Periyammapalayam 3,099 people
- Kolakkanatham 3,046 people
- Perali 3,033 people
- Elumur 3,027 people

All 89 villages in Kunnam

## Other places named Kadur
- Kadur · Sub-district, Chikmagalur · 291,668 people
- Kadur · Town, Chikmagalur · 34,151 people
- Kadur · Village, Mahbubnagar, Mahbubnagar · 4,644 people
- Kadur · Village, Hirekerur, Haveri · 4,103 people
- Kadur · Village, Kunnam, Perambalur · 2,794 people
- Kadur · Village, Udupi, Udupi · 2,565 people

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kadur? 621716
- How far is Kadur from Perambalur? 38 km by road
- What is the population of Kadur? 3,132 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadur in? Perambalur district (Kunnam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kadur? 60.1% (Census 2011)

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