# Kattur Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam 

# Kattur

Kattur is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,036 people in 291 households**, the 84th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 1,036people (2011)
- 291households
- 76.5%literacy
- 609101PIN code

## Kattur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kattur is 609101.** Kattur falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609101
- Gram panchayatKattur
- Community development blockKollidam
- Census village code637357

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kattur from nearby towns?

- Sirkali (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)85 km by road
- Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)20 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 Kattur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Puliyanthurai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Sirkali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arasur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Kattur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 18% of the 729 hectares of village land is sown, and 128 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 Kattur

Of every 100 households in Kattur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 35 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kattur · ■ Sirkali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****86%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****35%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****65%**

**66%

Tap water ****98%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**27%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**71%

Use banking services ****19%**

**43%

Television ****87%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**5%

Own their home ****97%**

**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 Kattur?

■ Kattur · ■ Sirkali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%**

**79.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1043**

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**948

Working population ****37.9%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.7% for men and 69.6% for women. 57% of men and 20% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 24 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 111 (28%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 51 (13%) · **■** Marginal 194 (49%)

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 Sirkali

- Alalasundram1,190 people
- Radhanallur1,146 people
- Arpakkam1,099 people
- Maharajapuram1,077 people
- Serugudy627 people
- Kannapiranadi365 people
- Kondathur360 people

[All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kattur?609101
- How far is Kattur from Nagapattinam?85 km by road
- What is the population of Kattur?1,036 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kattur in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kattur?76.5% (Census 2011)