# Kathazhai Village, Chidambaram, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/kathazhai/ Village · Chidambaram, Cuddalore # Kathazhai Kathazhai is a village in Chidambaram sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,859 people in 514 households**, the 59th largest of 171 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,859people (2011) - 514households - 77.3%literacy - 606103PIN code ## Kathazhai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kathazhai is 606103.** Kathazhai falls in Chidambaram sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606103 - Gram panchayatKathazhai - Community development blockBhuvanagiri - Census village code636739 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kathazhai from nearby towns? - Chidambaram (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)65 km by road - Sethiathoppu (nearest town)14 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 Kathazhai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kathazhai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tharmanallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)24 h summer · 21 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 Kathazhai known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 59% of the 543 hectares of village land is sown, and 241 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 Kathazhai Of every 100 households in Kathazhai in 2011, 98 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kathazhai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **94% Toilet within the home ****20%** **29% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **69% Tap water ****100%** **62% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **70% Use banking services ****34%** **44% Television ****93%** **89% Mobile phone ****76%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% 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 Kathazhai? ■ Kathazhai · ■ Chidambaram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **78.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****965** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****892** **899 Working population ****55.3%** **48.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 67.1% for women. 59% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 320 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (6%) · **■** Household industry 10 (1%) · **■** Other work 110 (11%) · **■** Marginal 523 (51%) 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 Chidambaram - Manikollai1,910 people - Kannangudi1,905 people - Kulakudi1,902 people - Nathamedu1,860 people - Therkuthittai1,830 people - Nanjaimaghattuvazhkai1,818 people - T.Neduncheri1,817 people - Ayipuram1,808 people [All 174 villages in Chidambaram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/chidambaram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kathazhai?606103 - How far is Kathazhai from Cuddalore?65 km by road - What is the population of Kathazhai?1,859 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kathazhai in?Cuddalore district (Chidambaram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kathazhai?77.3% (Census 2011)