# Kadathur Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode 

# Kadathur

Kadathur is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638466**. The 2011 Census counted **4,171 people in 1,329 households**, the 23rd largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 4,171people (2011)
- 1,329households
- 63.4%literacy
- 638466PIN code

## Kadathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kadathur is 638466.** Kadathur falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638466
- Gram panchayatKadathur
- Community development blockNambiyur
- Census village code634931

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

## How far is Kadathur from nearby towns?

- Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)53 km by road
- Elathur (nearest town)6 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 Kadathur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kadathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Nambiyur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Alukuli
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Kadathur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, turmeric and banana**. Products made here include palm sugar, cloths and clay pots. About 67% of the 907 hectares of village land is sown, and 557 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 Kadathur

Of every 100 households in Kadathur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kadathur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****24%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****73%**

**54%

Tap water ****72%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%**

**50%

Use banking services ****54%**

**53%

Television ****78%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****42%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****10%**

**7%

Own their home ****94%**

**87%

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 Kadathur?

■ Kadathur · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.4%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1031**

**959

Working population ****64.3%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 73.4% for men and 53.5% for women. 72% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 919 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 998 (37%) · **■** Household industry 14 (1%) · **■** Other work 417 (16%) · **■** Marginal 333 (12%)

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 Gobichettipalayam

- Olalakovil4,993 people
- Nagadevampalayam4,873 people
- Anjanur4,302 people
- Kurumandur4,190 people
- Sundakkampalayam4,134 people
- Santhipalayam4,050 people
- Savandapur3,743 people
- Arrakkankottaigramam3,690 people

[All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kadathur?638466
- How far is Kadathur from Erode?53 km by road
- What is the population of Kadathur?4,171 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kadathur in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kadathur?63.4% (Census 2011)
