# Adhanur Village, Thirumayam, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirumayam, Pudukkottai 

# Adhanur

Adhanur is a village in Thirumayam sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622503**. The 2011 Census counted **2,546 people in 666 households**, the 21st largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.9%.

- 2,546people (2011)
- 666households
- 70.8%literacy
- 622503PIN code

## Adhanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Adhanur is 622503.** Adhanur falls in Thirumayam sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622503
- Gram panchayatAdhanur
- Community development blockThirumayam
- Census village code639506

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

## How far is Adhanur from nearby towns?

- Thirumayam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)25 km by road
- Karaikudi (nearest town)16 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 Adhanur?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●ITI / vocational 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
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Konapattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikudi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Adhanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, eucalyptus and brinjal**. About 6% of the 1,722 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Adhanur

Of every 100 households in Adhanur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Adhanur · ■ Thirumayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****23%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****77%**

**66%

Tap water ****37%**

**66%

Drinking water within premises ****5%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**75%

Use banking services ****40%**

**65%

Television ****92%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**68%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****34%**

**33%

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

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**92%

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 Adhanur?

■ Adhanur · ■ Thirumayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.8%**

**74.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1029**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1054**

**966

Working population ****42.7%**

**45.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 62.9% for women. 62% of men and 24% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 239 (22%) · **■** Farm labourers 399 (37%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 414 (38%) · **■** Marginal 33 (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 Thirumayam

- Kulipirai3,323 people
- Konapattu3,234 people
- Melur2,992 people
- Neivasal2,803 people
- Keelappanaiyur2,450 people
- Melanilaivayal2,389 people
- Kulamangalam2,305 people
- Pudunilavayal2,299 people

[All 81 villages in Thirumayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/thirumayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Adhanur?622503
- How far is Adhanur from Pudukkottai?25 km by road
- What is the population of Adhanur?2,546 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Adhanur in?Pudukkottai district (Thirumayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Adhanur?70.8% (Census 2011)