# Kalathur Village, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/kalathur/ Village · Karaikkudi, Sivaganga # Kalathur Kalathur is a village in Karaikkudi sub-district of Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630108**. The 2011 Census counted **1,439 people in 338 households**, the 32nd largest of 61 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.0%. - 1,439people (2011) - 338households - 67.5%literacy - 630108PIN code ## Kalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalathur is 630108.** Kalathur falls in Karaikkudi sub-district, Sivaganga district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code630108 - Gram panchayatKalathur - Community development blockSakkottai - Census village code640078 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? - Karaikkudi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Sivaganga (district HQ)65 km by road - Puduvayal (nearest town)10 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? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Kalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Periakottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kottaiyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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, coconut and sugarcane**. About 37% of the 873 hectares of village land is sown, and 322 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, 73 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 30 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalathur · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****73%** **88% Toilet within the home ****39%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****61%** **64% Tap water ****67%** **64% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **65% Use banking services ****18%** **56% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****30%** **68% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **3% Own their home ****99%** **89% 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 · ■ Karaikkudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.5%** **77.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820** **956 Working population ****57.0%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.6% for men and 56.8% for women. 64% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 371 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 253 (31%) · **■** Household industry 38 (5%) · **■** Other work 118 (14%) · **■** Marginal 40 (5%) 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 Karaikkudi - Mathur1,697 people - Athangudi1,696 people - Thiruvelangudi1,681 people - Pirambuvayal1,540 people - Vetriyur1,411 people - Kothari1,369 people - Veppankulam1,360 people - Ambakkudi1,337 people [All 63 villages in Karaikkudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/sivaganga/karaikkudi/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?1,439 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalathur in?Sivaganga district (Karaikkudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalathur?67.5% (Census 2011)