# Kalathur Village, Devakottai, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/kalathur/ Village · Devakottai, Sivaganga # Kalathur Kalathur is a village in Devakottai sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630108**. The 2011 Census counted **987 people in 224 households**, the 45th largest of 90 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 987people (2011) - 224households - 74.7%literacy - 630108PIN code ## Kalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalathur is 630108.** Kalathur falls in Devakottai sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630108 - Gram panchayatKalathur , Koduvoor - Community development blockKannankudi - Census village code640136 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalathur from nearby towns? - Devakottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)65 km by road - Devakottai (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 Kalathur? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kannakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Devakottai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sathikkottai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and canal / river - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 16 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 Kalathur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 25% of the 1,086 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Kalathur Of every 100 households in Kalathur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 97 cooked with LPG; 81 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Kalathur · ■ Devakottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **91% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **82% Tap water ****92%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****97%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****2%** **84% Use banking services ****44%** **55% Television ****97%** **89% Mobile phone ****81%** **71% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kalathur? ■ Kalathur · ■ Devakottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.7%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****885** **975 Working population ****61.7%** **55.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 61.4% for women. 74% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 38 (6%) · **■** Marginal 555 (91%) 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 Devakottai - Uruvatti1,134 people - Egaraikottaivayal1,092 people - Vilimar1,086 people - Pusalagudi1,077 people - Kilamalai874 people - Kottur863 people - Vellikatti863 people - Virisur860 people [All 91 villages in Devakottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/devakottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalathur?630108 - How far is Kalathur from Sivaganga?65 km by road - What is the population of Kalathur?987 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalathur in?Sivaganga district (Devakottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalathur?74.7% (Census 2011)