# Kattagaram Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur 

# Kattagaram

Kattagaram is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612903**. The 2011 Census counted **3,212 people in 816 households**, the 52nd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%.

- 3,212people (2011)
- 816households
- 76.0%literacy
- 612903PIN code

## Kattagaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kattagaram is 612903.** Kattagaram falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612903
- Gram panchayatKattagaram
- Community development blockJayamkondam
- Census village code636371

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

## How far is Kattagaram from nearby towns?

- Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Ariyalur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Jayankondam (nearest town)15 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 Kattagaram?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kattagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kundaveli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jayankondam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kattagaram known for?

The main crops are **sesame, paddy and ground nut**. About 36% of the 656 hectares of village land is sown, and 28 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 Kattagaram

Of every 100 households in Kattagaram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Kattagaram · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**14%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**85%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****14%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**13%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**86%

Use banking services ****42%**

**46%

Television ****91%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****64%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**7%

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 Kattagaram?

■ Kattagaram · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.0%**

**70.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****971**

**1011

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****794**

**878

Working population ****45.0%**

**48.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.5% for men and 67.6% for women. 58% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 63 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 570 (39%) · **■** Household industry 55 (4%) · **■** Other work 261 (18%) · **■** Marginal 495 (34%)

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 Udayarpalayam

- Kodangudi3,283 people
- Periyavalayam3,282 people
- Vilandai3,247 people
- Kodalikaruppur3,228 people
- Vembukudi3,193 people
- Anikudichan3,165 people
- Ammbappur3,159 people
- Pappakudi3,158 people

[All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kattagaram?612903
- How far is Kattagaram from Ariyalur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Kattagaram?3,212 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kattagaram in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kattagaram?76.0% (Census 2011)