# Kanganimedu Village, Ponneri, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ponneri, Thiruvallur 

# Kanganimedu

Kanganimedu is a village in Ponneri sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601201**. The 2011 Census counted **254 people in 72 households**, the 123rd largest of 129 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 254people (2011)
- 72households
- 67.2%literacy
- 601201PIN code

## Kanganimedu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kanganimedu is 601201.** Kanganimedu falls in Ponneri sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code601201
- Gram panchayatPoongulam
- Community development blockMinjur
- Census village code628643

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

## How far is Kanganimedu from nearby towns?

- Ponneri (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)60 km by road
- Gummidipoondi (nearest town)10 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 Kanganimedu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Kanganimedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Devambattu
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Ponneri
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gummidipoondi
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kanganimedu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 51% of the 82 hectares of village land is sown, and 42 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 Kanganimedu

Of every 100 households in Kanganimedu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 83 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kanganimedu · ■ Ponneri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****97%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**36%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**62%

Tap water ****99%**

**91%

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

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****83%**

**46%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****15%**

**49%

Use banking services ****15%**

**36%

Television ****90%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**64%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**28%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**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 Kanganimedu?

■ Kanganimedu · ■ Ponneri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1001

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1083**

**964

Working population ****50.8%**

**44.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.0% for men and 57.8% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 7 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 33 (26%) · **■** Other work 34 (26%) · **■** Marginal 55 (43%)

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

- Kalanji260 people
- Poovami260 people
- Injur256 people
- Kumaranjeri255 people
- Andarmadam226 people
- Karungali203 people
- Kanavanthurai167 people
- Thinaipakkam153 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kanganimedu?601201
- How far is Kanganimedu from Thiruvallur?60 km by road
- What is the population of Kanganimedu?254 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kanganimedu in?Thiruvallur district (Ponneri sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kanganimedu?67.2% (Census 2011)