# Kattagaram Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/kattagaram-636372/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Kattagaram Kattagaram is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612901**. The 2011 Census counted **2,093 people in 479 households**, the 73rd largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 2,093people (2011) - 479households - 68.6%literacy - 612901PIN code ## Kattagaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kattagaram is 612901.** Kattagaram falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code612901 - Gram panchayatPillapalayam - Community development blockJayamkondam - Census village code636372 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)52 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? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Kattagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kundaveli - ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jayankondam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 **ground nut, sesame seeds and paddy**. Products made here include pots. About 58% of the 593 hectares of village land is sown, and 152 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, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kattagaram · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **88% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **85% Tap water ****97%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **86% Use banking services ****39%** **46% Television ****94%** **85% Mobile phone ****70%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****26%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **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+) ****68.6%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1085** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****973** **878 Working population ****38.8%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.7% for men and 61.3% for women. 47% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 85 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 155 (19%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 113 (14%) · **■** Marginal 458 (56%) 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 - Venmankondan2,171 people - T.Sholankurichi2,164 people - Kundaveli2,147 people - Kattathur2,113 people - Elaiyur2,075 people - Pitchanur2,048 people - Devanur1,945 people - Amanakkanthondi1,899 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kattagaram?612901 - How far is Kattagaram from Ariyalur?52 km by road - What is the population of Kattagaram?2,093 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kattagaram in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kattagaram?68.6% (Census 2011)