Village · Sriperumbudur, Kancheepuram # Kolathur Kolathur is a village in Sriperumbudur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 602105. The 2011 Census counted 1,136 people in 283 households, the 58th largest of 132 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.9%. - 1,136 people (2011) - 283 households - 83.3% literacy - 602105 PIN code ## Kolathur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kolathur is 602105. Kolathur falls in Sriperumbudur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 602105 - Gram panchayat Kolathur - Community development block Sriperumbudur - Census village code 629251 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kolathur from nearby towns? - Sriperumbudur (sub-district HQ) 8 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ) 30 km by road - Sriperumbudur (nearest town) 8 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kolathur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kolathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Sriperumbudur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Manimangalam - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Sriperumbudur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011) 18 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kolathur known for? About 29% of the 414 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kolathur Of every 100 households in Kolathur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 33 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kolathur · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 94% - Toilet within the home 33% 36% - No toilet (open defecation) 54% 62% - Tap water 80% 82% - Drinking water within premises 1% 22% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 38% 47% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 25% 46% - Use banking services 6% 45% - Television 86% 90% - Mobile phone 63% 74% - Computer with internet 0% 2% - Two-wheeler 22% 39% - Car / jeep / van 2% 3% - None of these assets 8% 4% - Own their home 95% 87% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kolathur? ■ Kolathur · ■ Sriperumbudur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 83.3% 78.9% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 986 970 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 723 973 - Working population 46.0% 43.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.2% for men and 77.6% for women. 61% of men and 30% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 6 (1%) · ■ Farm labourers 48 (9%) · ■ Household industry 4 (1%) · ■ Other work 182 (35%) · ■ Marginal 283 (54%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Sriperumbudur - Arambakkam 1,242 people - Vadamangalam 1,222 people - Amarambedu 1,187 people - Jambodai 1,177 people - O.M.Mangalam 1,099 people - Malaipattu 1,078 people - Mettupalayam 1,068 people - Ramanujapuram 1,064 people All 145 villages in Sriperumbudur ## Other places named Kolathur - Kolathur · Town, Salem · 12,748 people - Kolathur · Village, Pallipattu, Thiruvallur · 11,019 people - Kolathur · Village, Kasaragod, Kasaragod · 5,780 people - Kolathur · Village, Kulathur, Pudukkottai · 5,049 people - Kolathur · Village, Arani, Tiruvannamalai · 4,947 people - Kolathur · Village, Peddapanjani, Chittoor · 4,069 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolathur? 602105 - How far is Kolathur from Kancheepuram? 30 km by road - What is the population of Kolathur? 1,136 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolathur in? Kancheepuram district (Sriperumbudur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolathur? 83.3% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/sriperumbudur/kolathur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.