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Palani Village, Palani, Tamil Nadu, India
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Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
DHANALAKISHMI
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- LGD code
- 630571
- Pincode
- 631004
- Post office
- Ekhunagar
- Population
- 4,681
- Households
- 1,122
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Sex ratio
- 1015 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,878
Census 2011 · in context
How Kavanur compares
By population, Kavanur ranks #11 of 57 villages in Arakonam mandal.
Literacy rate
%
70.4%
+3.0% vs mandal average
Kavanur70.4%
Arakonam mandal67.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,015
+18 vs mandal average
Kavanur1,015
Arakonam mandal997
Household size
people per home
4.2
+0.1 vs mandal average
Kavanur4.2
Arakonam mandal4.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Kavanur at a glance
Kavanur is a village of 4,681 people in 1,122 households (Census 2011) in Arakonam taluk, Ranipet district, Tamil Nadu, the 11th-largest of 57 villages in Arakonam taluk. Literacy is 70%, 3 points above the taluk average of 67% and the sex ratio is 1,015 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 631004, served by Ekhunagar post office; the LGD village code is 630571. The sarpanch is DHANALAKISHMI, and the village votes in Vandavasi assembly constituency, represented by MLA Ambethkumar. S. The population is estimated at 5,519 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Kavanur
- Treated tap water
- Yes
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 10
- Primary school
- 3
- Middle school
- 2
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 1
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- Yes
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- Yes
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- ARAKONAM
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 7
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 70
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 7
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Kavanur
- Total area (ha)
- 870.51
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 87.78
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Kavanur
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Kavanur
- LGD code
- 630571
- Pincode
- 631004
- Post office
- Ekhunagar
- Population (Census 2011)
- 4,681
- Population (projected 2026)
- 5,519
- Households
- 1,122
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1015
- Literacy rate
- 70.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Arani
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Vandavasi
- Member of Parliament
- M.S. Tharanivendhan
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Ambethkumar. S
- Sarpanch / Gram Pradhan
- DHANALAKISHMI
- Block / Mandal
- Arakonam
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- Valarpuram
- Kainoor
- Pallur
- Arigilavadi
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- Ganapathipuram
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- Perumalrajapet
- Seyyur
- Parameswaramangalam
- Kilpakkam
- Puliyamangalam
- Kilvenbakkam
- Pinnavaram
- Pudukesavaram
- Kilvanam
- Nandi Veduthangal
- Uriyur
- Velur
- Chittoor
- Attupakkam
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Sarpanch: state panchayat-raj records, 2026-05-14
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)