# Kavanur Village, Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/kavanur/ Village · Paramakudi, Ramanathapuram # Kavanur Kavanur is a village in Paramakudi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623706**. The 2011 Census counted **1,937 people in 507 households**, the 33rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,937people (2011) - 507households - 81.4%literacy - 623706PIN code ## Kavanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kavanur is 623706.** Kavanur falls in Paramakudi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623706 - Gram panchayatS.Kavanur, Melkavanur - Community development blockParamakudi - Census village code641925 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kavanur from nearby towns? - Paramakudi (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)43 km by road - Paramakudi (nearest town)6 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 Kavanur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kavanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Management instituteIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Paramakudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Paramakudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Kavanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 55% of the 594 hectares of village land is sown, and 83 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 Kavanur Of every 100 households in Kavanur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kavanur · ■ Paramakudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **88% Toilet within the home ****22%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **79% Tap water ****57%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **5% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **81% Use banking services ****55%** **45% Television ****87%** **88% Mobile phone ****69%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Kavanur? ■ Kavanur · ■ Paramakudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.4%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****735** **952 Working population ****60.6%** **55.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 71.5% for women. 65% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 700 (60%) · **■** Farm labourers 232 (20%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 232 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1 (0%) 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 Paramakudi - Valangudi2,040 people - Thalayadikottai2,022 people - Ettivayal1,983 people - Sevvur1,972 people - Kamankottai1,924 people - Keelaparuthiyur1,910 people - Mudalur1,841 people - Vilatnur1,817 people [All 93 villages in Paramakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/paramakudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kavanur?623706 - How far is Kavanur from Ramanathapuram?43 km by road - What is the population of Kavanur?1,937 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kavanur in?Ramanathapuram district (Paramakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kavanur?81.4% (Census 2011)