# Kadanad Village, Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/kadanad/ Village · Udhagamandalam, The Nilgiris # Kadanad Kadanad is a village in Udhagamandalam sub-district of The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **643206**. The 2011 Census counted **7,080 people in 2,058 households**, the 8th largest of 10 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 76.3%. - 7,080people (2011) - 2,058households - 75.8%literacy - 643206PIN code ## Kadanad PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kadanad is 643206.** Kadanad falls in Udhagamandalam sub-district, The Nilgiris district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code643206 - Gram panchayatKadanad - Community development blockUdhagamandalam - Census village code635088 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kadanad from nearby towns? - Udhagamandalam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Udhagamandalam (district HQ)12 km by road - Udhagamandalam (nearest town)12 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 Kadanad? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kadanad; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Coonoor - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Udhagamandalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Kadanad known for? The main crops are **potato, carrot and garlic**. About 8% of the 12,147 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Kadanad Of every 100 households in Kadanad in 2011, 96 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kadanad · ■ Udhagamandalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **93% Toilet within the home ****27%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **66% Tap water ****79%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **62% Use banking services ****35%** **43% Television ****95%** **94% Mobile phone ****65%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****1%** **4% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****95%** **83% 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 Kadanad? ■ Kadanad · ■ Udhagamandalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%** **76.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1079** **1051 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1164** **1037 Working population ****60.1%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.5% for men and 64.9% for women. 66% of men and 55% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 527 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,198 (75%) · **■** Household industry 22 (1%) · **■** Other work 341 (8%) · **■** Marginal 167 (4%) 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 Udhagamandalam - Hullathi9,187 people - Masinagudi8,783 people - Udhagamandalam8,214 people - Thuneri7,110 people - Ebbanad6,233 people - Kukkal5,219 people [All 10 villages in Udhagamandalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/the-nilgiris/udhagamandalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kadanad?643206 - How far is Kadanad from Udhagamandalam?12 km by road - What is the population of Kadanad?7,080 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadanad in?The Nilgiris district (Udhagamandalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kadanad?75.8% (Census 2011)