# Kanamalai Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/kanamalai/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Kanamalai Kanamalai is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632102**. The 2011 Census counted **1,091 people in 276 households**, the 132nd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 34.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,091people (2011) - 276households - 34.1%literacy - 632102PIN code ## Kanamalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanamalai is 632102.** Kanamalai falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632102 - Gram panchayatKanamalai - Community development blockJawadhu Hills - Census village code631655 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanamalai from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)38 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)62 km by road - Kannamangalam (nearest town)16 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 Kanamalai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kanamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ananthapuram - ○Degree college5–10 km · Virupachipuram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannamangalam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kanamalai known for? The main crops are **samai, maize and kodo millet**. About 53% of the 224 hectares of village land is sown, and 21 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 Kanamalai Of every 100 households in Kanamalai in 2011, 36 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 15 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kanamalai · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****36%** **90% Toilet within the home ****0%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****100%** **87% Tap water ****40%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **76% Use banking services ****2%** **40% Television ****87%** **83% Mobile phone ****15%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****0%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **95% 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 Kanamalai? ■ Kanamalai · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****34.1%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****891** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****849** **917 Working population ****60.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 47.0% for men and 19.7% for women. 56% of men and 65% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 469 (72%) · **■** Farm labourers 161 (25%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 10 (2%) · **■** Marginal 11 (2%) 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 Polur - Kalkuppam1,175 people - Thumbur1,161 people - Puliyankuppam1,125 people - Koralpakkam1,124 people - Chittathurai1,087 people - Ernamangalam1,079 people - Kothandavady1,070 people - Karikathur1,054 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanamalai?632102 - How far is Kanamalai from Tiruvannamalai?62 km by road - What is the population of Kanamalai?1,091 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanamalai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanamalai?34.1% (Census 2011)