# Kanavanthurai Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur 

# Kanavanthurai

Kanavanthurai is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601205**. The 2011 Census counted **167 people in 53 households**, the 126th largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 29.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 167people (2011)
- 53households
- 29.1%literacy
- 601205PIN code

## Kanavanthurai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanavanthurai is 601205.** Kanavanthurai falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601205
- Gram panchayatAvurivakkam
- Community development blockMinjur
- Census village code628653

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

## How far is Kanavanthurai from nearby towns?

- Ponneri (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)67 km by road
- Ponneri (nearest town)14 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 Kanavanthurai?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Kanavanthurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Pakkam
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sirupazhaverkadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kanavanthurai known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 16% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Kanavanthurai

Of every 100 households in Kanavanthurai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 27 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 2 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanavanthurai · ■ Ponneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****98%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****27%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**62%

Tap water ****100%**

**91%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**28%

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

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**49%

Use banking services ****0%**

**36%

Television ****91%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****2%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

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

**4%

Own their home ****100%**

**89%

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 Kanavanthurai?

■ Kanavanthurai · ■ Ponneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****29.1%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1114**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1364**

**964

Working population ****65.9%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 33.8% for men and 24.7% for women. 73% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 1 (1%) · **■** Marginal 108 (98%)

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 Ponneri

- Kumaranjeri255 people
- Kanganimedu254 people
- Andarmadam226 people
- Karungali203 people
- Thinaipakkam153 people
- Chinnamullaivoyal70 people
- Adambakkam48 people

[All 139 villages in Ponneri](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/ponneri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanavanthurai?601205
- How far is Kanavanthurai from Thiruvallur?67 km by road
- What is the population of Kanavanthurai?167 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanavanthurai in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kanavanthurai?29.1% (Census 2011)