# Koonancheri Village, Papanasam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur 

# Koonancheri

Koonancheri is a village in Papanasam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612301**. The 2011 Census counted **1,372 people in 363 households**, the 64th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%.

- 1,372people (2011)
- 363households
- 77.7%literacy
- 612301PIN code

## Koonancheri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koonancheri is 612301.** Koonancheri falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612301
- Gram panchayatKoonancheri
- Community development blockPapanasam
- Census village code638588

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

## How far is Koonancheri from nearby towns?

- Papanasam (sub-district HQ)11 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)36 km by road
- Swamimalai (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 Koonancheri?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Koonancheri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Thiyagasumuthiram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Papanasam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Papanasam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ 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 Koonancheri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. Products made here include milk and clay pots. About 60% of the 171 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Koonancheri

Of every 100 households in Koonancheri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 22 cooked with LPG; 39 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Koonancheri · ■ Papanasam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****34%**

**31%

No toilet (open defecation) ****24%**

**67%

Tap water ****29%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****30%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****22%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%**

**71%

Use banking services ****49%**

**44%

Television ****94%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****39%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

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

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Koonancheri?

■ Koonancheri · ■ Papanasam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**78.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1063**

**1032

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1104**

**948

Working population ****50.9%**

**42.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.4% for men and 72.4% for women. 65% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 76 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 95 (14%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (5%) · **■** Marginal 489 (70%)

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

- Edaiyiruppu1,420 people
- Thirumandagudi1,394 people
- Illuppakkorai1,387 people
- Neikunnam1,376 people
- Arulmolipet1,355 people
- Poondi II1,272 people
- Vembukudi1,195 people
- Narasimmapuram1,185 people

[All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koonancheri?612301
- How far is Koonancheri from Thanjavur?36 km by road
- What is the population of Koonancheri?1,372 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koonancheri in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Koonancheri?77.7% (Census 2011)