# Andanur Village, Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gandarvakkottai, Pudukkottai 

# Andanur

Andanur is a village in Gandarvakkottai sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,966 people in 670 households**, the 11th largest of 37 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.5%.

- 2,966people (2011)
- 670households
- 68.8%literacy
- 613301PIN code

## Andanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Andanur is 613301.** Andanur falls in Gandarvakkottai sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code613301
- Gram panchayatAndanur
- Community development blockGandarvakkottai
- Census village code639403

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

## How far is Andanur from nearby towns?

- Kovilur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)46 km by road
- Karambakkudi (nearest town)14 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 Andanur?

18 services counted by the Census are inside Andanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school10+ km · Kovilur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vallam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thanjavur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- 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 Andanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and banana**. About 30% of the 494 hectares of village land is sown, and 118 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 Andanur

Of every 100 households in Andanur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Andanur · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**86%

Tap water ****42%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****10%**

**31%

Television ****97%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****49%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**19%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

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 Andanur?

■ Andanur · ■ Gandarvakkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.8%**

**70.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****742**

**980

Working population ****54.2%**

**50.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 76.0% for men and 61.8% for women. 60% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 292 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 882 (55%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 145 (9%) · **■** Marginal 266 (17%)

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 Gandarvakkottai

- Nodiyur3,107 people
- Kattunaval3,070 people
- Periakottai3,002 people
- Vellalaviduthy2,977 people
- Nappugai2,810 people
- Sengamviduthy2,559 people
- Athangaraividuthy2,503 people
- Ponakulam2,487 people

[All 37 villages in Gandarvakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/gandarvakkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Andanur?613301
- How far is Andanur from Pudukkottai?46 km by road
- What is the population of Andanur?2,966 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Andanur in?Pudukkottai district (Gandarvakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Andanur?68.8% (Census 2011)
