# Kandiyur Village, Valangaiman, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/kandiyur/ Village · Valangaiman, Thiruvarur # Kandiyur Kandiyur is a village in Valangaiman sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612804**. The 2011 Census counted **1,320 people in 329 households**, the 25th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 1,320people (2011) - 329households - 72.1%literacy - 612804PIN code ## Kandiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandiyur is 612804.** Kandiyur falls in Valangaiman sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612804 - Gram panchayatKandiyur - Community development blockValangaiman - Census village code637884 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandiyur from nearby towns? - Valangaiman (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)27 km by road - Kodavasal (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 Kandiyur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kandiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Valangaiman - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Semmangudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Kandiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 82% of the 389 hectares of village land is sown, and 311 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 Kandiyur Of every 100 households in Kandiyur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kandiyur · ■ Valangaiman rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **93% Toilet within the home ****19%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **73% Tap water ****66%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **76% Use banking services ****42%** **38% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****68%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Kandiyur? ■ Kandiyur · ■ Valangaiman rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.1%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****967** **1002 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **910 Working population ****53.3%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.1% for men and 67.1% for women. 64% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 222 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 365 (52%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 70 (10%) · **■** Marginal 43 (6%) 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 Valangaiman - Velangudi1,608 people - Avalivanallur1,547 people - Poonthottam1,485 people - Moolalvancheri1,458 people - Mathur1,214 people - Narthangudi1,207 people - Regunathapuram1,205 people - Thiruvonamangalam1,164 people [All 70 villages in Valangaiman](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandiyur?612804 - How far is Kandiyur from Thiruvarur?27 km by road - What is the population of Kandiyur?1,320 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandiyur in?Thiruvarur district (Valangaiman sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kandiyur?72.1% (Census 2011)