# Lathur Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/lathur/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Lathur Lathur is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603312**. The 2011 Census counted **1,273 people in 333 households**, the 48th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,273people (2011) - 333households - 68.9%literacy - 603312PIN code ## Lathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Lathur is 603312.** Lathur falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603312 - Gram panchayatLathur - Community development blockLathur - Census village code630176 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Lathur from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Maduranthakam (nearest town)24 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 Lathur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Lathur; 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 - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruvadur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Lathur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 50% of the 427 hectares of village land is sown, and 55 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 Lathur Of every 100 households in Lathur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Lathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****16%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **78% Tap water ****94%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **74% Use banking services ****18%** **37% Television ****83%** **89% Mobile phone ****63%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Lathur? ■ Lathur · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****923** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****897** **935 Working population ****56.6%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.8% for men and 63.6% for women. 61% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 124 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 97 (13%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (15%) · **■** Marginal 385 (53%) 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 - Uludamangalam1,380 people - Manicuppam1,370 people - Vadapattinam1,299 people - Thenpakkam1,293 people - Arappedu1,245 people - Pakkur1,229 people - Venmalagaram1,221 people - Kalkulam1,208 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Lathur?603312 - How far is Lathur from Kancheepuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Lathur?1,273 (Census 2011) - Which district is Lathur in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Lathur?68.9% (Census 2011)