# Kannakurkkai Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/kannakurkkai/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Kannakurkkai Kannakurkkai is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606704**. The 2011 Census counted **2,998 people in 733 households**, the 27th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,998people (2011) - 733households - 72.6%literacy - 606704PIN code ## Kannakurkkai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kannakurkkai is 606704.** Kannakurkkai falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606704 - Gram panchayatKannakurkkai - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kannakurkkai from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (nearest town)15 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 Kannakurkkai? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Kannakurkkai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Adaiyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kannakurkkai known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery. About 23% of the 455 hectares of village land is sown, and 102 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 Kannakurkkai Of every 100 households in Kannakurkkai in 2011, 94 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kannakurkkai · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **89% Toilet within the home ****4%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **90% Tap water ****88%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **85% Use banking services ****11%** **29% Television ****77%** **80% Mobile phone ****46%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **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 Kannakurkkai? ■ Kannakurkkai · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **885 Working population ****56.0%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 61.9% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 638 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 169 (10%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 129 (8%) · **■** Marginal 735 (44%) 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 - Melravandavadi3,299 people - Kuppanatham3,211 people - Se.Nachipattu3,146 people - Chennasamudram3,134 people - Thorapadi2,950 people - Veeranandal2,935 people - Kottakulam2,820 people - Pudupattu2,750 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kannakurkkai?606704 - How far is Kannakurkkai from Tiruvannamalai?15 km by road - What is the population of Kannakurkkai?2,998 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kannakurkkai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kannakurkkai?72.6% (Census 2011)