# Kolathur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/kolathur/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Kolathur Kolathur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603310**. The 2011 Census counted **1,206 people in 309 households**, the 53rd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,206people (2011) - 309households - 74.4%literacy - 603310PIN code ## Kolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolathur is 603310.** Kolathur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603310 - Gram panchayat23. Kolathur - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630239 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? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Acharapakkam (nearest town)7 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 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private 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 · Thozhuppedu - ○Degree college10+ km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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? About 35% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 89 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, 8 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 37 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kolathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****8%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **78% Tap water ****99%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **74% Use banking services ****35%** **37% Television ****80%** **89% Mobile phone ****37%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **96% 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 · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.4%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1069** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1066** **935 Working population ****56.6%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.8% for men and 68.5% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 100 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 428 (63%) · **■** Other work 145 (21%) · **■** Marginal 9 (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 Cheyyur - Arappedu1,245 people - Pakkur1,229 people - Venmalagaram1,221 people - Kalkulam1,208 people - Seevadi1,205 people - Kadukalur1,204 people - Madayambakkam1,193 people - Porur1,191 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolathur?603310 - How far is Kolathur from Kancheepuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Kolathur?1,206 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolathur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolathur?74.4% (Census 2011)