# Kuniyur Village, Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Ambasamudram, Tirunelveli 

# Kuniyur

Kuniyur is a village in Ambasamudram sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627417**. The 2011 Census counted **3,427 people in 904 households**, the 21st largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.2%.

- 3,427people (2011)
- 904households
- 87.8%literacy
- 627417PIN code

## Kuniyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kuniyur is 627417.** Kuniyur falls in Ambasamudram sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627417
- Gram panchayatKuniyur
- Community development blockCheranmahadevi
- Census village code642971

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

## How far is Kuniyur from nearby towns?

- Ambasamudram (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)30 km by road
- Cheranmadevi (nearest town)2 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 Kuniyur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kuniyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Cheranmadevi
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Cheranmadevi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Cheranmadevi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Kuniyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and banana**. Products made here include clay pots. About 64% of the 146 hectares of village land is sown, and 94 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 Kuniyur

Of every 100 households in Kuniyur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 70 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kuniyur · ■ Ambasamudram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****70%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****11%**

**50%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****28%**

**37%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%**

**32%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**63%

Use banking services ****68%**

**59%

Television ****82%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****65%**

**54%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**7%

Own their home ****72%**

**84%

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 Kuniyur?

■ Kuniyur · ■ Ambasamudram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****87.8%**

**82.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1042**

**1025

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****982**

**965

Working population ****46.0%**

**52.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.1% for men and 82.8% for women. 62% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 81 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 424 (27%) · **■** Household industry 335 (21%) · **■** Other work 648 (41%) · **■** Marginal 87 (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 Ambasamudram

- Thiruviruttanpuli4,026 people
- Therkumadathur3,964 people
- Dharmapuramatam3,835 people
- Ayansingampatti3,781 people
- Pudukkudi3,346 people
- Adaiya Karungulam3,321 people
- Vadakku Karaikurichchi3,230 people
- Adaichchani3,073 people

[All 64 villages in Ambasamudram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/ambasamudram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kuniyur?627417
- How far is Kuniyur from Tirunelveli?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kuniyur?3,427 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kuniyur in?Tirunelveli district (Ambasamudram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kuniyur?87.8% (Census 2011)
