# Poolathur Village, Kodaikanal, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/poolathur/ Village · Kodaikanal, Dindigul # Poolathur Poolathur is a village in Kodaikanal sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624202**. The 2011 Census counted **2,810 people in 865 households**, the 13th largest of 15 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%. - 2,810people (2011) - 865households - 76.3%literacy - 624202PIN code ## Poolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poolathur is 624202.** Poolathur falls in Kodaikanal sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624202 - Gram panchayatKumbaraiyur, Poolathu - Community development blockKodaikanal - Census village code635448 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poolathur from nearby towns? - Kodaikanal (sub-district HQ)41 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)75 km by road - Pannaikadu (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 Poolathur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Poolathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school10+ km · Pannaikadu - ○Degree college10+ km · Pannaikadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Poolathur known for? The main crops are **coffee, jack fruit and banana**. About 48% of the 1,142 hectares of village land is sown, and 0 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 Poolathur Of every 100 households in Poolathur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 30 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Poolathur · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **79% Toilet within the home ****25%** **24% No toilet (open defecation) ****66%** **68% Tap water ****97%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****30%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **82% Use banking services ****40%** **46% Television ****82%** **85% Mobile phone ****71%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****69%** **79% 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 Poolathur? ■ Poolathur · ■ Kodaikanal rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.3%** **74.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****914** **955 Working population ****55.6%** **58.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 71.2% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 287 (18%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 1,191 (76%) · **■** Marginal 16 (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 Kodaikanal - Periyur3,202 people - Thandigudi3,123 people - Kilakkuchettipatti3,095 people - Kodaikanal2,831 people - Pachalur2,367 people - Vellagavi824 people [All 15 villages in Kodaikanal](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/kodaikanal/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Poolathur?624202 - How far is Poolathur from Dindigul?75 km by road - What is the population of Poolathur?2,810 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poolathur in?Dindigul district (Kodaikanal sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poolathur?76.3% (Census 2011)