# Kilankadu Village, Tenkasi, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/kilankadu/ Village · Tenkasi, Tirunelveli # Kilankadu Kilankadu is a village in Tenkasi sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627804**. The 2011 Census counted **4,754 people in 1,341 households**, the 14th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 4,754people (2011) - 1,341households - 74.9%literacy - 627804PIN code ## Kilankadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kilankadu is 627804.** Kilankadu falls in Tenkasi sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code627804 - Gram panchayatKilankadu - Community development blockShenkottai - Census village code642752 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kilankadu from nearby towns? - Tenkasi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Tirunelveli (district HQ)70 km by road - Aygudi (nearest town)3 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 Kilankadu? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kilankadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Idaikal - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Aygudi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kadayanallur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Kilankadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, corn and chilli**. Products made here include rope, polythene sack and clay pots. About 68% of the 556 hectares of village land is sown, and 260 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 Kilankadu Of every 100 households in Kilankadu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kilankadu · ■ Tenkasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****40%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **56% Tap water ****76%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **36% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****63%** **60% Use banking services ****51%** **58% Television ****85%** **85% Mobile phone ****58%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **26% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****89%** **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 Kilankadu? ■ Kilankadu · ■ Tenkasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.9%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1006** **1010 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **960 Working population ****53.6%** **53.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 65.5% for women. 61% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 63 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,096 (43%) · **■** Household industry 350 (14%) · **■** Other work 674 (26%) · **■** Marginal 364 (14%) 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 Tenkasi - Urmelazhagian5,719 people - Poygai5,645 people - Boganallur5,555 people - Melapavoor4,820 people - Kasidharmam4,071 people - Kodikurichi3,984 people - Pattappathu3,267 people - Idaikal3,054 people [All 30 villages in Tenkasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/tenkasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kilankadu?627804 - How far is Kilankadu from Tirunelveli?70 km by road - What is the population of Kilankadu?4,754 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kilankadu in?Tirunelveli district (Tenkasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kilankadu?74.9% (Census 2011)