# Kolathur Village, Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) (2) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/kolathur-629443/ Village · Chengalpattu, Kancheepuram # Kolathur Kolathur is a village in Chengalpattu sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,279 people in 306 households**, the 64th largest of 146 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.4%. - 1,279people (2011) - 306households - 87.0%literacy - 603204PIN code ## Kolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolathur is 603204.** Kolathur falls in Chengalpattu sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603204 - Gram panchayatKolathur - Community development blockKattankolattur - Census village code629443 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)11 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Maraimalainagar (nearest town)5 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 · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Singaperumalkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Maraimalainagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kolathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 16% of the 659 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 94 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 60 cooked with LPG; 79 had a mobile phone, 42 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kolathur · ■ Chengalpattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **96% Toilet within the home ****12%** **38% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **60% Tap water ****51%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **27% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****60%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **48% Use banking services ****14%** **48% Television ****87%** **91% Mobile phone ****79%** **74% Computer with internet ****1%** **3% Two-wheeler ****42%** **41% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **4% None of these assets ****3%** **3% Own their home ****97%** **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+) ****87.0%** **80.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943** **969 Working population ****42.7%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.0% for men and 83.0% for women. 57% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 15 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 313 (57%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 159 (29%) · **■** Marginal 51 (9%) 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 - Amoor1,320 people - Kizhur1,305 people - Thandarai1,299 people - Melaiyur1,283 people - Thiruvadisoolam1,254 people - Appur1,244 people - Kottamedu1,233 people - Melmanapakkam1,212 people [All 173 villages in Chengalpattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/chengalpattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolathur?603204 - How far is Kolathur from Kancheepuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Kolathur?1,279 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolathur in?Kancheepuram district (Chengalpattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolathur?87.0% (Census 2011)