# kandhavanam Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/kandhavanam/ Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur # kandhavanam kandhavanam is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **613502**. The 2011 Census counted **841 people in 198 households**, the 83rd largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 841people (2011) - 198households - 74.0%literacy - 613502PIN code ## kandhavanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of kandhavanam is 613502.** kandhavanam falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code613502 - Gram panchayatEdavakkudi - Community development blockAmmapettai - Census village code638646 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is kandhavanam from nearby towns? - Papanasam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)18 km by road - Melattur (nearest town)8 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 kandhavanam? 7 services counted by the Census are inside kandhavanam; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Milattur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Poondi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pulavarnatham - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 kandhavanam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 71% of the 27 hectares of village land is sown, and 16 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 kandhavanam Of every 100 households in kandhavanam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ kandhavanam · ■ Papanasam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **67% Tap water ****82%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **71% Use banking services ****14%** **44% Television ****84%** **90% Mobile phone ****60%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **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 kandhavanam? ■ kandhavanam · ■ Papanasam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **948 Working population ****49.1%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.4% for men and 62.8% for women. 68% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 264 (64%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 52 (13%) · **■** Marginal 7 (2%) 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 Papanasam - Devaryampettai956 people - Viluthiyur942 people - Vaiyacheri890 people - Soraikkayur870 people - Edavakkudi826 people - Maruthuvakkudi795 people - Perumakkanallur702 people - Kattukuruchi700 people [All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of kandhavanam?613502 - How far is kandhavanam from Thanjavur?18 km by road - What is the population of kandhavanam?841 (Census 2011) - Which district is kandhavanam in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of kandhavanam?74.0% (Census 2011)