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 road between Mannavanur and Kilanavayal.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. There is a trekking route from Mannavanur via Keelanavayal (90 mins.) to ManjampattI (3 hours) and Thalinji (2 hours).Kodaikanal.com, Kodaikanal - Travel Information Kodaikanal - Trekking Routes It is in Kodaikanal block of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu state, India. Altitude is at: .
Employment Out of 124 households reporting income, the means of livelihood are: casual labour 37, sub sistence cultivation 31, artisan 56, salary 3. Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, DISTRICT - DINDIGUL, BLOCK - KODAIKANAL, Village Name - Kilanayavayal, MEANS OF LIVELIHOOD, S. 88
Health Drinking 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.Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, DRINKING WATER FACILITY (In Hilly Areas) S. 85, 2008] 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. Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, SANITATION STATUS, DISTRICT - DINDIGUL, BLOCK - KODAIKANAL, Village Name - Kilanavayal, Type Of Sanitation S. 88, 2007.
Education There is a Panchayat Union upper primary school here.Bharat Nirman Programme Department of Drinking Water Supply, Ministry of Rural Development, Govt. of India, Status of Drinking Water & Sanitation Facilities for School Keelanavayal (Data Updated as on 01/04/05) 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.Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, STATUS OF CHILDREN, Kilanavayal, S. 88, 2007 Household literacy rate is 70%.Government of Tamil Nadu, Rural Development and Panchayat Raj Department, DISTRICT - DINDIGUL, BLOCK - KODAIKANAL, Literacy Status of the Highest Literate Adult S. 88 , 2007
External links Kilanavayal photo tea-and-kate, blogspot.com
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