# Kannankoil Village, Dharapuram, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Dharapuram, Tiruppur 

# Kannankoil

Kannankoil is a village in Dharapuram sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638657**. The 2011 Census counted **1,291 people in 438 households**, the 51st largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.4%.

- 1,291people (2011)
- 438households
- 65.5%literacy
- 638657PIN code

## Kannankoil PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kannankoil is 638657.** Kannankoil falls in Dharapuram sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638657
- Gram panchayatKannankoil
- Community development blockKundadam
- Census village code644661

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

## How far is Kannankoil from nearby towns?

- Dharapuram (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Dharapuram (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 Kannankoil?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Dharapuram
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Nanjiyampalayam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nanjiyampalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 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)10 h summer · 8 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 Kannankoil known for?

The main crops are **coconut, maize and green gram**. About 49% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 99 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 Kannankoil

Of every 100 households in Kannankoil in 2011, 91 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 38 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kannankoil · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**28%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**68%

Tap water ****74%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**11%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**49%

Use banking services ****35%**

**56%

Television ****84%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****38%**

**48%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**4%

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

**5%

Own their home ****86%**

**91%

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 Kannankoil?

■ Kannankoil · ■ Dharapuram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****65.5%**

**66.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**999

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****720**

**930

Working population ****71.0%**

**63.4%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 52.1% for women. 73% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 196 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 466 (51%) · **■** Household industry 134 (15%) · **■** Other work 81 (9%) · **■** Marginal 40 (4%)

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 Dharapuram

- Navanari1,432 people
- Ponganthurai1,386 people
- Muthiampatti1,332 people
- Punjaithalaiyur1,326 people
- Nathampalayam1,252 people
- Sundakkampalayam1,156 people
- Marudur1,039 people
- Edakkalpadi1,021 people

[All 62 villages in Dharapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/dharapuram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kannankoil?638657
- How far is Kannankoil from Tiruppur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kannankoil?1,291 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kannankoil in?Tiruppur district (Dharapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kannankoil?65.5% (Census 2011)