# Kanthapalayam Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/kanthapalayam/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Kanthapalayam Kanthapalayam is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606901**. The 2011 Census counted **3,103 people in 767 households**, the 29th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 3,103people (2011) - 767households - 74.1%literacy - 606901PIN code ## Kanthapalayam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanthapalayam is 606901.** Kanthapalayam falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606901 - Gram panchayatKanthapalayam , Venkidampalayam - Community development blockKalasapakkam - Census village code631751 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanthapalayam from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)41 km by road - Polur (nearest town)22 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 Kanthapalayam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Kanthapalayam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Athamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalasapakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Kanthapalayam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and clothes. About 66% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 103 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 Kanthapalayam Of every 100 households in Kanthapalayam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanthapalayam · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **90% Toilet within the home ****22%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****78%** **87% Tap water ****82%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **76% Use banking services ****41%** **40% Television ****85%** **83% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **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 Kanthapalayam? ■ Kanthapalayam · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1028** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1182** **917 Working population ****54.4%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 67.1% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 265 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,128 (67%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 246 (15%) · **■** Marginal 38 (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 - Veerappanur3,269 people - Elathur3,229 people - Mambattu3,201 people - Potharai3,116 people - Sholankuppam3,102 people - Padagam3,094 people - Kappalur3,087 people - Kalasamudram3,057 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanthapalayam?606901 - How far is Kanthapalayam from Tiruvannamalai?41 km by road - What is the population of Kanthapalayam?3,103 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanthapalayam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanthapalayam?74.1% (Census 2011)