# Kalathur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/kalathur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Kalathur Kalathur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603307**. The 2011 Census counted **1,448 people in 357 households**, the 62nd largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,448people (2011) - 357households - 64.2%literacy - 603307PIN code ## Kalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalathur is 603307.** Kalathur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603307 - Gram panchayatKalathur - Community development blockAcharapakkam - Census village code630127 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalathur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)26 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)68 km by road - Acharapakkam (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 Kalathur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kalathur; 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 - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Orathy - ○Degree college5–10 km · Olakkur Kilpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Maduranthakam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)16 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 Kalathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 478 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Kalathur Of every 100 households in Kalathur in 2011, 87 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kalathur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **94% Toilet within the home ****36%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****17%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%** **77% Use banking services ****39%** **39% Television ****82%** **89% Mobile phone ****67%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **95% 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 Kalathur? ■ Kalathur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.2%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1192** **959 Working population ****39.4%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.0% for men and 53.3% for women. 58% of men and 21% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 183 (32%) · **■** Farm labourers 100 (18%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 32 (6%) · **■** Marginal 254 (45%) 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 Maduranthakam - Guddalur1,487 people - Kongaraimambattu1,471 people - Janakipuram1,456 people - Perumbairkandigai1,451 people - Kattukkaranai1,432 people - Vellaputhur1,363 people - Kilvasalai1,351 people - Madhur1,311 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalathur?603307 - How far is Kalathur from Kancheepuram?68 km by road - What is the population of Kalathur?1,448 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalathur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalathur?64.2% (Census 2011)