# Kolathur, Kunnam, Perambalur – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/kolathur-636294/ Village · Kunnam, Perambalur # Kolathur Kolathur is a village in [Kunnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/) sub-district of [Perambalur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **621106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,896 people in 516 households**, the 59th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.6%. - 1,896people (2011) - 516households - 71.5%literacy - 621106PIN code ## Kolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolathur is 621106.** Kolathur falls in Kunnam sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621106 - Gram panchayatKolathur - Community development blockAlathur - Census village code636294 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolathur from nearby towns? - Kunnam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)24 km by road - Perambalur (nearest town)24 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 Kolathur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kolathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kolakkanatham - ○Degree college10+ km · Siruvacher - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perambalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 20 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 Kolathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, paddy and paddy**. About 75% of the 930 hectares of village land is sown, and 11 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 Kolathur Of every 100 households in Kolathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kolathur · ■ Kunnam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **84% Tap water ****90%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **75% Use banking services ****83%** **59% Television ****82%** **86% Mobile phone ****54%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Kolathur? ■ Kolathur · ■ Kunnam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%** **69.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1004 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021** **903 Working population ****59.8%** **57.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 59.7% for women. 59% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 793 (70%) · **■** Farm labourers 259 (23%) · **■** Household industry 17 (2%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 4 (0%) 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 Kunnam - Kolapady2,053 people - Thimmur2,052 people - Aiyinapuram1,926 people - Aduthurai1,906 people - Sithali West1,859 people - Bhujangarayanallur1,807 people - Koothur1,797 people - Andi Kurumbur1,766 people [All 89 villages in Kunnam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/kunnam/villages/) ## 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?621106 - How far is Kolathur from Perambalur?24 km by road - What is the population of Kolathur?1,896 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolathur in?Perambalur district (Kunnam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolathur?71.5% (Census 2011)