# Katchukattu Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur 

# Katchukattu

Katchukattu is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612201**. The 2011 Census counted **998 people in 245 households**, the 77th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 998people (2011)
- 245households
- 81.1%literacy
- 612201PIN code

## Katchukattu PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katchukattu is 612201.** Katchukattu falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612201
- Gram panchayatMallapuram
- Community development blockThiruvidaimarudur
- Census village code638515

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Katchukattu from nearby towns?

- Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Aduthurai (nearest town)6 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 Katchukattu?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Katchukattu; 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
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai Alias Maruthuvakudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Katchukattu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 80% of the 253 hectares of village land is sown, and 198 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 Katchukattu

Of every 100 households in Katchukattu in 2011, 99 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Katchukattu · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****99%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****17%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****83%**

**58%

Tap water ****95%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****33%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**67%

Use banking services ****49%**

**50%

Television ****94%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**87%

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 Katchukattu?

■ Katchukattu · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****949**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****653**

**952

Working population ****36.4%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.1% for men and 74.0% for women. 61% of men and 11% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 159 (44%) · **■** Farm labourers 104 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (1%) · **■** Other work 40 (11%) · **■** Marginal 58 (16%)

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 Kumbakonam

- Thirunallur1,126 people
- Ariyapadaiveedu1,103 people
- Paruthicheri1,051 people
- Kothangudithattimal1,001 people
- Thimmakudi994 people
- Irandankattalai857 people
- Vaniyakarambai804 people
- Vanduvancheri785 people

[All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katchukattu?612201
- How far is Katchukattu from Thanjavur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Katchukattu?998 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katchukattu in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Katchukattu?81.1% (Census 2011)