# Katchanagaram Village, Thirukkuvalai – PIN Code & Facilities

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Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam 

# Katchanagaram

Katchanagaram is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,102 people in 297 households**, the 28th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,102people (2011)
- 297households
- 75.8%literacy
- 610201PIN code

## Katchanagaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katchanagaram is 610201.** Katchanagaram falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code610201
- Gram panchayatKatchanagaram
- Community development blockThalainayar
- Census village code637784

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

## How far is Katchanagaram from nearby towns?

- Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)7 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 km by road
- Thiruthuraipoondi (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 Katchanagaram?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Katchanagaram; 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
- ●State highwayIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirukuvalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Katchanagaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 81% of the 264 hectares of village land is sown, and 209 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 Katchanagaram

Of every 100 households in Katchanagaram in 2011, 88 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 48 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Katchanagaram · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**76%

Tap water ****37%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****48%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%**

**72%

Use banking services ****22%**

**38%

Television ****86%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****35%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****10%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****5%**

**6%

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 Katchanagaram?

■ Katchanagaram · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.8%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****941**

**990

Working population ****53.9%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.5% for men and 69.2% for women. 62% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 234 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 215 (36%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 45 (8%) · **■** Marginal 95 (16%)

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 Thirukkuvalai

- Madapuram1,527 people
- Kottangudi1,239 people
- Anakkudi1,157 people
- Thenmarudur1,144 people
- Esanur925 people
- Keeramber796 people
- Muthurasapuram708 people
- Karugudi641 people

[All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katchanagaram?610201
- How far is Katchanagaram from Nagapattinam?30 km by road
- What is the population of Katchanagaram?1,102 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katchanagaram in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Katchanagaram?75.8% (Census 2011)