Kilanavayal (Keelanavayal) is a small village of terrace farmers in Mannavanur panchayat at the far eastern end of the Manjampatti Valley drainage basin in the Palani Hills. There is a 9 kilometers (5.6 mi) road between Mannavanur and Kilanavayal.[1] There is a trekking route from Mannavanur via Keelanavayal (90 mins.) to ManjampattI (3 hours) and Thalinji (2 hours).[2] It is in Kodaikanal block of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Altitude is 1,755 meters (5,758 ft) at: 10°15′53″N 77°19′40″E / 10.26472°N 77.32778°E.
Employment
editOut of 124 households reporting income, the means of livelihood are: casual labour 37, sub sistence cultivation 31, artisan 56, salary 3. [3]
Health
editDrinking water for 124 households is supplied from a source within an elevation of more than 50 meters, while water for 99 households is from less than 50 meters.[4] There is a lack of sanitary latrine facilities. Out of a total of 124 homes: 67 use open defection, 54 use a group latrine with regular water supply, none use a clean group latrine with regular water supply and a regular sweeper and only 3 use a private latrine. [5]
Education
editThere is a Panchayat Union upper primary school here.[6] Out of 124 children 5–14 years old, 67 are working and not going to school, 56 are going to school and working and 1 is going to school and not working.[7] Household literacy rate is 70%.[8]
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Notes
edit- ^ Highways, NABARD and Rural Roads Wing, Tamil Nadu Highways Department, Tender id : hwa2191, Tender Ref. No : 11/2007-08/SDO/Dt.27.8.2007 First Call Special Repairs to Manavanur Keelanavayal road KM.0by0 to 9by0.
- ^ Kodaikanal.com, Kodaikanal - Travel Information Kodaikanal - Trekking Routes Archived 2008-12-21 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, DISTRICT - DINDIGUL, BLOCK - KODAIKANAL, Village Name - Kilanayavayal, MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD, S. 88[permanent dead link]
- ^ Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, DRINKING WATER FACILITY (In Hilly Areas)[permanent dead link] S. 85, 2008]
- ^ Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, SANITATION STATUS, DISTRICT - DINDIGUL, BLOCK - KODAIKANAL, Village Name - Kilanavayal, Type Of Sanitation[permanent dead link] S. 88, 2007.
- ^ Bharat Nirman Programme Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, Status of Drinking Water & Sanitation Facilities for School Keelanavayal[permanent dead link] (Data Updated as on 01/04/05)
- ^ Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, STATUS OF CHILDREN, Kilanavayal, S. 88[permanent dead link], 2007
- ^ Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, DISTRICT - DINDIGUL, BLOCK - KODAIKANAL, Literacy Status of the Highest Literate Adult S. 88 Archived 2008-10-17 at the Wayback Machine, 2007
- ^ tea-and-kate, blogspot.com