# Kolathur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/kolathur-629420/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Kolathur Kolathur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600127**. The 2011 Census counted **1,774 people in 447 households**, the 48th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,774people (2011) - 447households - 78.0%literacy - 600127PIN code ## Kolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolathur is 600127.** Kolathur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600127 - Gram panchayatKolathur - Community development blockThiruporur - Census village code629420 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolathur from nearby towns? - Chengalpattu (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Thiruporur (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 Kolathur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kolathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mambakkam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Padur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kelambakkam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Kolathur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 14% of the 1,169 hectares of village land is sown, and 153 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 Kolathur Of every 100 households in Kolathur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kolathur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **96% Toilet within the home ****21%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **60% Tap water ****98%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****68%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****62%** **48% Use banking services ****22%** **48% Television ****87%** **91% Mobile phone ****76%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****36%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****7%** **3% Own their home ****82%** **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 Kolathur? ■ Kolathur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****783** **969 Working population ****39.4%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 69.2% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 100 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 78 (11%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 361 (52%) · **■** Marginal 154 (22%) 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 - Hanumanthapuram1,902 people - Paranur1,803 people - Vembedu1,802 people - Thazhambur1,781 people - Perunthandalam1,739 people - Veerapuram1,724 people - Karanai1,677 people - Chettipunyam1,543 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolathur?600127 - How far is Kolathur from Kancheepuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Kolathur?1,774 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolathur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolathur?78.0% (Census 2011)