# Kanji Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/kanji/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Kanji Kanji is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606702**. The 2011 Census counted **5,873 people in 1,475 households**, the 5th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 5,873people (2011) - 1,475households - 77.5%literacy - 606702PIN code ## Kanji PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanji is 606702.** Kanji falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606702 - Gram panchayatKanji - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631875 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanji from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)20 km by road - Pudupalayam (nearest town)10 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 Kanji? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Kanji; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kanji known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include palm leave products and handloom. About 22% of the 800 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Kanji Of every 100 households in Kanji in 2011, 96 had electricity, 37 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kanji · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****37%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****63%** **90% Tap water ****82%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****34%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **85% Use banking services ****55%** **29% Television ****92%** **80% Mobile phone ****70%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **0% Two-wheeler ****27%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****91%** **97% 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 Kanji? ■ Kanji · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****945** **885 Working population ****39.7%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.8% for men and 69.7% for women. 56% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 196 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 246 (11%) · **■** Household industry 89 (4%) · **■** Other work 1,231 (53%) · **■** Marginal 569 (24%) 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 Chengam - Paramanandal9,920 people - Pakkiripalayam7,035 people - Karapattu6,869 people - Kariyamangalam6,169 people - Melpulidiyur5,057 people - Melpallipattu5,016 people - Melmudiyanur4,480 people - Melvanakkambadi4,170 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanji?606702 - How far is Kanji from Tiruvannamalai?20 km by road - What is the population of Kanji?5,873 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanji in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanji?77.5% (Census 2011)