# Kunnathur Village, Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Palayamkottai, Tirunelveli 

# Kunnathur

Kunnathur is a village in Palayamkottai sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627006**. The 2011 Census counted **2,067 people in 558 households**, the 17th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.5%.

- 2,067people (2011)
- 558households
- 76.5%literacy
- 627006PIN code

## Kunnathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunnathur is 627006.** Kunnathur falls in Palayamkottai sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627006
- Gram panchayatKunnathur
- Community development blockPalayamkottai
- Census village code642908

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

## How far is Kunnathur from nearby towns?

- Tirunelveli (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)10 km by road
- Tirunelveli (nearest town)5 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 Kunnathur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kunnathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Tirunelveli
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Tirunelveli
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Tirunelveli
- ○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 tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kunnathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and banana**. About 37% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 107 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 Kunnathur

Of every 100 households in Kunnathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 78 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kunnathur · ■ Palayamkottai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**41%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**55%

Tap water ****99%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****78%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%**

**54%

Use banking services ****78%**

**62%

Television ****82%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**70%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**31%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**4%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****84%**

**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 Kunnathur?

■ Kunnathur · ■ Palayamkottai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**83.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1026**

**1015

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1118**

**972

Working population ****51.7%**

**44.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.2% for men and 67.9% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 41 (4%) · **■** Household industry 53 (5%) · **■** Other work 470 (44%) · **■** Marginal 435 (41%)

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 Palayamkottai

- Melathiruvengadanathapuram2,659 people
- Thirumalaikolunthupuram2,422 people
- Keelapattam2,365 people
- Pudukkulam2,163 people
- Melapattam2,054 people
- Palayamchettikulam2,034 people
- Thidiyur2,007 people
- Krishnapuram1,820 people

[All 41 villages in Palayamkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/palayamkottai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunnathur?627006
- How far is Kunnathur from Tirunelveli?10 km by road
- What is the population of Kunnathur?2,067 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunnathur in?Tirunelveli district (Palayamkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kunnathur?76.5% (Census 2011)