# Kandavaratti Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/kandavaratti/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Kandavaratti Kandavaratti is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604502**. The 2011 Census counted **1,416 people in 359 households**, the 74th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 1,416people (2011) - 359households - 65.9%literacy - 604502PIN code ## Kandavaratti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kandavaratti is 604502.** Kandavaratti falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604502 - Gram panchayatKandavaratti - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631543 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kandavaratti from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)58 km by road - Desur (nearest town)6 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 Kandavaratti? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kandavaratti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Desur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ponnur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - 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 Kandavaratti known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 43% of the 310 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 Kandavaratti Of every 100 households in Kandavaratti in 2011, 95 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kandavaratti · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **93% Toilet within the home ****3%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **81% Use banking services ****33%** **44% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****43%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Kandavaratti? ■ Kandavaratti · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****889** **974 Working population ****28.0%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 54.9% for women. 48% of men and 7% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 306 (77%) · **■** Farm labourers 36 (9%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 32 (8%) · **■** Marginal 21 (5%) 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 Vandavasi - Injimedu1,504 people - Padiri1,460 people - Settupattu1,432 people - Velliyur1,432 people - Amudur1,382 people - Thakkandarayapuram1,366 people - Erumbur1,352 people - Vinayagapuram1,328 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kandavaratti?604502 - How far is Kandavaratti from Tiruvannamalai?58 km by road - What is the population of Kandavaratti?1,416 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kandavaratti in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kandavaratti?65.9% (Census 2011)