# Kaikalathur Village, Veppanthattai, Perambalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/kaikalathur-636148/ Village · Veppanthattai, Perambalur # Kaikalathur Kaikalathur is a village in Veppanthattai sub-district of Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621117**. The 2011 Census counted **2,949 people in 846 households**, the 19th largest of 36 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%. - 2,949people (2011) - 846households - 75.5%literacy - 621117PIN code ## Kaikalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kaikalathur is 621117.** Kaikalathur falls in Veppanthattai sub-district, Perambalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621117 - Gram panchayatKaikalathur - Community development blockVeppanthattai - Census village code636148 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kaikalathur from nearby towns? - Veppanthattai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Perambalur (district HQ)30 km by road - Arumbavur (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 Kaikalathur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kaikalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · V. Kalathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Perambalur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veppanthattai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Kaikalathur known for? The main crops are **cotton, maize and sugarcane**. About 56% of the 884 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kaikalathur Of every 100 households in Kaikalathur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 37 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kaikalathur · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **22% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **77% Tap water ****73%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****11%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****37%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****61%** **71% Use banking services ****59%** **59% Television ****87%** **87% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **91% 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 Kaikalathur? ■ Kaikalathur · ■ Veppanthattai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **72.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****714** **915 Working population ****61.8%** **54.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 66.4% for women. 63% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 860 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 542 (30%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 206 (11%) · **■** Marginal 185 (10%) 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 Veppanthattai - Kaikalathur3,345 people - Vengalam3,109 people - Pillankulam3,083 people - Pasumbalur3,047 people - Thevaiyur2,794 people - Vengalam2,744 people - Venbavur2,690 people - Pasumbalur2,674 people [All 41 villages in Veppanthattai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/perambalur/veppanthattai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kaikalathur?621117 - How far is Kaikalathur from Perambalur?30 km by road - What is the population of Kaikalathur?2,949 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kaikalathur in?Perambalur district (Veppanthattai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kaikalathur?75.5% (Census 2011)