# Kalathur Village, Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh)

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Village · Varadaiahpalem, Chittoor 

# Kalathur

Kalathur is a village in Varadaiahpalem sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517643**. The 2011 Census counted **1,275 people in 347 households**, the 14th largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 54.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.5%.

- 1,275people (2011)
- 347households
- 54.9%literacy
- 517643PIN code

## Kalathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalathur is 517643.** Kalathur falls in Varadaiahpalem sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh.

- PIN code517643
- Gram panchayatKalathur&Mavillapadu
- Community development blockVaradaiahpalem
- Census village code595947

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kalathur from nearby towns?

- Varadaiahpalem (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Chittoor (district HQ)148 km by road
- Srikalahasti (nearest town)37 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 Kalathur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Kalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Varaadaiahpalem
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srikalahasti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tada
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Kalathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugar cane**. About 36% of the 911 hectares of village land is sown, and 315 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 Kalathur

Of every 100 households in Kalathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalathur · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****83%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****16%**

**22%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**21%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%**

**76%

Use banking services ****71%**

**61%

Television ****46%**

**64%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**51%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**0%

None of these assets ****34%**

**22%

Own their home ****99%**

**93%

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 Kalathur?

■ Kalathur · ■ Varadaiahpalem rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****54.9%**

**67.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1037**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1043**

**972

Working population ****56.7%**

**51.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.5% for men and 50.3% for women. 66% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 136 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 503 (70%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 72 (10%) · **■** Marginal 8 (1%)

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 Varadaiahpalem

- Arudur1,768 people
- Kadur1,749 people
- Thondur1,677 people
- Kuvvakolli1,318 people
- Racherla996 people
- Maradawada884 people
- Nellatur758 people
- Padirikuppam754 people

[All 30 villages in Varadaiahpalem](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/varadaiahpalem/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalathur?517643
- How far is Kalathur from Chittoor?148 km by road
- What is the population of Kalathur?1,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalathur in?Chittoor district (Varadaiahpalem sub-district), Andhra Pradesh
- What is the literacy rate of Kalathur?54.9% (Census 2011)