# Kalathuru Village, K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/kalathuru/ Village · K.V.B.Puram, Chittoor # Kalathuru Kalathuru is a village in K.V.B.Puram sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517643**. The 2011 Census counted **3,525 people in 892 households**, the 1st largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 58.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 57.0%. - 3,525people (2011) - 892households - 58.8%literacy - 517643PIN code ## Kalathuru PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalathuru is 517643.** Kalathuru falls in K.V.B.Puram sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517643 - Gram panchayatKalathuru - Community development blockK.V.B.Puram - Census village code595993 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalathuru from nearby towns? - K.V.B.Puram (sub-district HQ)2 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)136 km by road - Srikalahasti (nearest town)28 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 Kalathuru? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalathuru; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · K V B Puram - ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Srikalahasti - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kalathuru known for? The main crops are **bajra, paddy and sugar cane**. About 24% of the 827 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 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 Kalathuru Of every 100 households in Kalathuru in 2011, 89 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalathuru · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **86% Toilet within the home ****7%** **8% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **91% Tap water ****70%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **90% Use banking services ****32%** **62% Television ****42%** **43% Mobile phone ****33%** **44% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****7%** **6% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **0% None of these assets ****36%** **34% Own their home ****95%** **96% 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 Kalathuru? ■ Kalathuru · ■ K.V.B.Puram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****58.8%** **57.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1031** **1009 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1146** **950 Working population ****58.3%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.8% for men and 50.0% for women. 61% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 437 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 732 (36%) · **■** Household industry 40 (2%) · **■** Other work 227 (11%) · **■** Marginal 619 (30%) 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 K.V.B.Puram - Anjuru2,242 people - Thimmasamudram2,187 people - Mattamanapathattu R.Khandriga2,131 people - Adavaram2,082 people [All 39 villages in K.V.B.Puram](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/k-v-b-puram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalathuru?517643 - How far is Kalathuru from Chittoor?136 km by road - What is the population of Kalathuru?3,525 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalathuru in?Chittoor district (K.V.B.Puram sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Kalathuru?58.8% (Census 2011)