# Kattur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/kattur/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Kattur Kattur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603110**. The 2011 Census counted **690 people in 175 households**, the 96th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 690people (2011) - 175households - 80.5%literacy - 603110PIN code ## Kattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kattur is 603110.** Kattur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603110 - Gram panchayatVembedu - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629459 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kattur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)59 km by road - Thiruporur (nearest town)4 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 Kattur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Vembedu - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruporur - ○Degree college10+ km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kattur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 15% of the 544 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Kattur Of every 100 households in Kattur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 50 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kattur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **96% Toilet within the home ****38%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **60% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****39%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **48% Use banking services ****56%** **48% Television ****91%** **91% Mobile phone ****87%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****50%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **4% None of these assets ****0%** **3% Own their home ****93%** **85% 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 Kattur? ■ Kattur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.5%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **969 Working population ****53.0%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 70.9% for women. 62% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 53 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (11%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 150 (41%) · **■** Marginal 121 (33%) 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 Chengalpattu - Keelakottiyur768 people - Echankaranai747 people - Polacheri747 people - Sengadu708 people - Arungal688 people - Vengur u663 people - Vengaleri659 people - Amaiyampattu652 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kattur?603110 - How far is Kattur from Kancheepuram?59 km by road - What is the population of Kattur?690 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kattur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kattur?80.5% (Census 2011)