# Kanankadu Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/kanankadu/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Kanankadu Kanankadu is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605801**. The 2011 Census counted **1,640 people in 352 households**, the 92nd largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 1,640people (2011) - 352households - 72.6%literacy - 605801PIN code ## Kanankadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kanankadu is 605801.** Kanankadu falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605801 - Gram panchayatKanankadu - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633280 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kanankadu from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)14 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 Kanankadu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kanankadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ariyalur - ○Degree college10+ km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Pakkamputhur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Kanankadu known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 71% of the 58 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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 Kanankadu Of every 100 households in Kanankadu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kanankadu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****19%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **87% Tap water ****98%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **77% Use banking services ****42%** **49% Television ****99%** **76% Mobile phone ****60%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **10% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kanankadu? ■ Kanankadu · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.6%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1062** **939 Working population ****48.3%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 63.8% for women. 59% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 105 (13%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 22 (3%) · **■** Marginal 339 (43%) 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 Sankarapuram - Sembadakurichi1,675 people - Kallippadi1,655 people - Odiyanthal1,650 people - Kariyalur1,642 people - Arkkavadi1,620 people - Chithal1,599 people - Vengalam1,581 people - Karuvelampadi1,561 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kanankadu?605801 - How far is Kanankadu from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Kanankadu?1,640 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kanankadu in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kanankadu?72.6% (Census 2011)