Mannavanur

Mannavanur (Mannavanor, Mannavannur), is a farming village of nearly 600 houses in Mannavanor Panchayat, 35 km west from KodaiKanal, Tamil Nadu, India. Altitude is Template:M to ft. 10°13′N 77°21′E It is 3 km from Kumbur village.

Residents

Manavanor street scene

There are about 5,927 residents, (2,980 males and 2,947 females) most of whom are farmers growing potatoes, carrots, cabbage and garlic. Out of 569 households reporting income, the means of livelihood are: casual labour 279, subsistence cultivation 21, artisan 265, salary 3, and others 1. There is a medical clinic in Mannumanur. Drinking water for most households is supplied from a source within an elevation of less than 100 meters. There is a lack of sanitary latrine facilities. Out of a total of 569 homes: 298 use open defection, 4 uses a group latrine with irregular water supply, 126 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. S. 81-86, 2008,

Education

Out of 569 children 5-14 years old, 400 are working and not going to school, 113 are going to school and working and 56 are going to school and not working. There are 2 Panchayat Union Primary School and 2 Panchayat Union Middle Schools, (See photos of a one teacher school in Mannavanor Village. The venue is village Chawadi (market). )