# Kilankunam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/kilankunam/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Kilankunam Kilankunam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **347 people in 80 households**, the 194th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 347people (2011) - 80households - 75.5%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Kilankunam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kilankunam is 604501.** Kilankunam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatGengamppoondi - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631620 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kilankunam from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)55 km by road - Desur (nearest town)8 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 Kilankunam? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kilankunam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kunnagampundi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Kilankunam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 41% of the 179 hectares of village land is sown, and 34 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 Kilankunam Of every 100 households in Kilankunam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 32 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kilankunam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **93% Toilet within the home ****30%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **86% Tap water ****100%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****46%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****79%** **44% Television ****79%** **88% Mobile phone ****32%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 Kilankunam? ■ Kilankunam · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1231** **974 Working population ****44.7%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 66.9% for women. 62% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 38 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 31 (20%) · **■** Other work 54 (35%) · **■** Marginal 32 (21%) 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 - Nalleri398 people - Agaram388 people - Kalpattu Nainankuppam388 people - Kadapanthangal357 people - Vadugamangalam330 people - Thellarampattu302 people - Ozhapakkam290 people - Ariyampoondi283 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kilankunam?604501 - How far is Kilankunam from Tiruvannamalai?55 km by road - What is the population of Kilankunam?347 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kilankunam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kilankunam?75.5% (Census 2011)