# Katharipuram Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/katharipuram/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Katharipuram Katharipuram is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614780**. The 2011 Census counted **7,292 people in 2,113 households**, the 4th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 7,292people (2011) - 2,113households - 82.5%literacy - 614780PIN code ## Katharipuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katharipuram is 614780.** Katharipuram falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614780 - Gram panchayatKatharipulam - Community development blockVedaranyam - Census village code637816 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katharipuram from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)40 km by road - Vedaranyam (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 Katharipuram? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Katharipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kallimedu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vedaranyam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Katharipuram known for? The main crops are **coconut, mango and cashew**. About 75% of the 1,424 hectares of village land is sown, and 6 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 Katharipuram Of every 100 households in Katharipuram in 2011, 83 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Katharipuram · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **87% Toilet within the home ****11%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **75% Tap water ****31%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **84% Use banking services ****61%** **58% Television ****90%** **87% Mobile phone ****60%** **59% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **98% 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 Katharipuram? ■ Katharipuram · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1025** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **929 Working population ****45.0%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.5% for men and 74.9% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 636 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 884 (27%) · **■** Household industry 29 (1%) · **■** Other work 327 (10%) · **■** Marginal 1,404 (43%) 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 Vedaranyam - Chettipulam10,367 people - Thethakudi South7,695 people - Vanduvancheri7,384 people - Vellapallam7,146 people - Pushpavanam6,705 people - Kallimedu5,341 people - Sembagarayanellur5,101 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katharipuram?614780 - How far is Katharipuram from Nagapattinam?40 km by road - What is the population of Katharipuram?7,292 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katharipuram in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Katharipuram?82.5% (Census 2011)