Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Kaniyamur Kaniyamur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606201. The 2011 Census counted 2,942 people in 656 households, the 39th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,942 people (2011) - 656 households - 68.0% literacy - 606201 PIN code ## Kaniyamur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kaniyamur is 606201. Kaniyamur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606201 - Gram panchayat Kaniyamur - Community development block Chinnasalem - Census village code 633511 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kaniyamur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 85 km by road - Chinnasalem (nearest town) 7 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kaniyamur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Kaniyamur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 private - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt · 2 private - ● Middle school In village · 2 private - ● Secondary school In village · 2 private - ● Senior secondary school In village · 2 private - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● National highway In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Sports field In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Indili - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Melur - ○ Primary health centre under 5 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary under 5 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 20 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kaniyamur known for? The main crops are turmeric, paddy and cotton. About 70% of the 665 hectares of village land is sown, and 348 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kaniyamur Of every 100 households in Kaniyamur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 83 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Kaniyamur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average - Electricity for lighting 98% 94% - Toilet within the home 21% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 78% 87% - Tap water 66% 74% - Drinking water within premises 0% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 31% 24% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 67% 73% - Use banking services 71% 50% - Television 90% 84% - Mobile phone 83% 66% - Computer with internet 1% 0% - Two-wheeler 40% 23% - Car / jeep / van 8% 1% - None of these assets 1% 7% - Own their home 97% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kaniyamur? ■ Kaniyamur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 68.0% 67.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 888 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 789 918 - Working population 51.8% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.3% for men and 58.7% for women. 53% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 526 (35%) · ■ Farm labourers 649 (43%) · ■ Household industry 1 (0%) · ■ Other work 267 (18%) · ■ Marginal 80 (5%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kallakkurichi - Peruvangur 3,059 people - Indili 2,994 people - Porpadakurichi 2,994 people - Porasakurichi 2,972 people - V. Mamandur 2,927 people - Ammaiyagaram 2,813 people - Eriyur 2,789 people - Thottapadi 2,779 people All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaniyamur? 606201 - How far is Kaniyamur from Viluppuram? 85 km by road - What is the population of Kaniyamur? 2,942 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaniyamur in? Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kaniyamur? 68.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/kaniyamur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.