# Kunniyur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram 

# Kunniyur

Kunniyur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,743 people in 351 households**, the 88th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%.

- 1,743people (2011)
- 351households
- 72.7%literacy
- 606205PIN code

## Kunniyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kunniyur is 606205.** Kunniyur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606205
- Gram panchayatKunniyur
- Community development blockRishivandiyam
- Census village code633428

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kunniyur from nearby towns?

- Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)44 km by road
- Thiagadurgam (nearest town)5 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 Kunniyur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kunniyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●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
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Thiyagadurgam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadatherasalur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated 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](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kunniyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 46% of the 595 hectares of village land is sown, and 185 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 Kunniyur

Of every 100 households in Kunniyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kunniyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**87%

Tap water ****99%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%**

**73%

Use banking services ****42%**

**50%

Television ****95%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****13%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**7%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kunniyur?

■ Kunniyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****72.7%**

**67.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****872**

**918

Working population ****49.8%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.9% for men and 66.7% for women. 61% of men and 39% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 408 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 166 (19%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 106 (12%) · **■** Marginal 179 (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 Kallakkurichi

- Pethasamudram1,823 people
- Eyyanur1,819 people
- Vengaivadi1,775 people
- Ammakalathur1,771 people
- Varanjaram1,734 people
- Poosappadi1,730 people
- Karanur1,703 people
- Kottaiyur1,698 people

[All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kunniyur?606205
- How far is Kunniyur from Viluppuram?44 km by road
- What is the population of Kunniyur?1,743 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kunniyur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kunniyur?72.7% (Census 2011)