# Katur Village, Buchinaidu Kandriga, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/buchinaidu-kandriga/katur/ Village · Buchinaidu Kandriga, Chittoor # Katur Katur is a village in Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517640**. The 2011 Census counted **3,309 people in 900 households**, the 3rd largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.4%. - 3,309people (2011) - 900households - 64.4%literacy - 517640PIN code ## Katur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katur is 517640.** Katur falls in Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517640 - Gram panchayatKatur&Vedala Srinivasapuram - Community development blockBuchinaidu Kandriga - Census village code595927 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katur from nearby towns? - Buchinaidu Kandriga (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)123 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)13 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 Katur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Katur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)15 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 Katur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. About 34% of the 1,307 hectares of village land is sown, and 439 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 Katur Of every 100 households in Katur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Katur · ■ Buchinaidu Kandriga rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****10%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **86% Tap water ****98%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **81% Use banking services ****71%** **63% Television ****41%** **54% Mobile phone ****40%** **48% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **0% None of these assets ****35%** **27% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Katur? ■ Katur · ■ Buchinaidu Kandriga rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.4%** **65.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****727** **959 Working population ****55.3%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 70.3% for men and 58.4% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 207 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 945 (52%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 128 (7%) · **■** Marginal 525 (29%) 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 Buchinaidu Kandriga - Neerpakota3,839 people - Kanamanambedu3,553 people - Alathur3,088 people - Kanchanaputtur3,057 people - Kallivettu2,475 people - Gajulapellore1,883 people [All 24 villages in Buchinaidu Kandriga](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/buchinaidu-kandriga/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katur?517640 - How far is Katur from Chittoor?123 km by road - What is the population of Katur?3,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katur in?Chittoor district (Buchinaidu Kandriga sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Katur?64.4% (Census 2011)