# Kanangur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/kanangur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Kanangur Kanangur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606203**. The 2011 Census counted **2,270 people in 563 households**, the 65th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,270people (2011) - 563households - 63.5%literacy - 606203PIN code ## Kanangur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanangur is 606203.** Kanangur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606203 - Gram panchayatKanangur - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633481 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanangur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)85 km by road - Kallakkurichi (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 Kanangur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kanangur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Virugavur - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Kanangur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, cotton and paddy**. About 69% of the 566 hectares of village land is sown, and 194 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 Kanangur Of every 100 households in Kanangur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kanangur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **87% Tap water ****92%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****76%** **73% Use banking services ****41%** **50% Television ****93%** **84% Mobile phone ****62%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****22%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Kanangur? ■ Kanangur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****63.5%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **918 Working population ****49.9%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.3% for men and 52.2% for women. 58% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 278 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 619 (55%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 206 (18%) · **■** Marginal 18 (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 Kallakkurichi - Sellampattu2,299 people - Kadathur2,289 people - Thensiruvalur2,278 people - Eliyathur2,274 people - Kural2,235 people - Udaiyanachi2,233 people - Maravanattam2,227 people - Vilakkur2,226 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanangur?606203 - How far is Kanangur from Viluppuram?85 km by road - What is the population of Kanangur?2,270 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanangur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanangur?63.5% (Census 2011)