# Paganur Village, Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruvadanai, Ramanathapuram 

# Paganur

Paganur is a village in Tiruvadanai sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623308**. The 2011 Census counted **1,432 people in 364 households**, the 53rd largest of 92 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.8%.

- 1,432people (2011)
- 364households
- 80.5%literacy
- 623308PIN code

## Paganur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paganur is 623308.** Paganur falls in Tiruvadanai sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code623308
- Gram panchayatPaganur
- Community development blockThiruvadanai
- Census village code641772

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

## How far is Paganur from nearby towns?

- Tiruvadanai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Ramanathapuram (district HQ)80 km by road
- Devakottai (nearest town)25 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 Paganur?

10 services counted by the Census are inside Paganur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mangalagudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Devakottai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 4 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 Paganur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 65% of the 1,240 hectares of village land is sown, and 134 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 Paganur

Of every 100 households in Paganur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Paganur · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**79%

Tap water ****25%**

**51%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**87%

Use banking services ****58%**

**48%

Television ****97%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****84%**

**76%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**19%

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

**1%

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

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Paganur?

■ Paganur · ■ Tiruvadanai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%**

**77.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914**

**964

Working population ****43.3%**

**48.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 92.2% for men and 68.8% for women. 55% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 193 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (20%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 35 (6%) · **■** Marginal 261 (42%)

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 Tiruvadanai

- Akkalur1,598 people
- Thelur1,597 people
- Thalirmarungur1,518 people
- A.Manakudi1,459 people
- Mugilthagam1,425 people
- Varavani1,421 people
- Orikottai1,346 people
- Kattimangalam1,306 people

[All 94 villages in Tiruvadanai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/tiruvadanai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paganur?623308
- How far is Paganur from Ramanathapuram?80 km by road
- What is the population of Paganur?1,432 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paganur in?Ramanathapuram district (Tiruvadanai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paganur?80.5% (Census 2011)
