# Valathodu Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/valathodu/ Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram # Valathodu Valathodu is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603107**. The 2011 Census counted **409 people in 91 households**, the 95th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 409people (2011) - 91households - 74.3%literacy - 603107PIN code ## Valathodu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valathodu is 603107.** Valathodu falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603107 - Gram panchayatThottanaval - Community development blockUthiramerur - Census village code629855 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valathodu from nearby towns? - Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)35 km by road - Uthiramerur (nearest town)14 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 Valathodu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Valathodu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rettamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Uthiramerur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Uthiramerur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)22 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 Valathodu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 26% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Valathodu Of every 100 households in Valathodu in 2011, 94 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 89 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Valathodu · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****13%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **83% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **72% Use banking services ****0%** **43% Television ****99%** **85% Mobile phone ****89%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****30%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **8% 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 Valathodu? ■ Valathodu · ■ Uthiramerur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.3%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1097** **995 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136** **951 Working population ****38.4%** **49.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.5% for men and 67.7% for women. 60% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 9 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (4%) · **■** Household industry 6 (4%) · **■** Other work 25 (16%) · **■** Marginal 111 (71%) 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 Uthiramerur - Alapakkam462 people - Silambakkam461 people - Chinnalambadi434 people - Vinnamangalam421 people - Andithangal406 people - Sadachivakkam396 people - Gindangarai391 people - Mulaginimeni381 people [All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valathodu?603107 - How far is Valathodu from Kancheepuram?35 km by road - What is the population of Valathodu?409 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valathodu in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valathodu?74.3% (Census 2011)