# Kattur Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur 

# Kattur

Kattur is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612602**. The 2011 Census counted **1,477 people in 358 households**, the 61st largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 1,477people (2011)
- 358households
- 84.0%literacy
- 612602PIN code

## Kattur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kattur is 612602.** Kattur falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612602
- Gram panchayatKattur
- Community development blockThiruvidaimarudur
- Census village code638560

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

## How far is Kattur from nearby towns?

- Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)55 km by road
- Thirunageswaram (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 Kattur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Kattur; 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
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Natchiarkoil
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Semmankudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Kattur known for?

The main crops are **paddy**. About 73% of the 252 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Kattur

Of every 100 households in Kattur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Kattur · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****26%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****52%**

**58%

Tap water ****82%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****25%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****75%**

**67%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****98%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****67%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****19%**

**26%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Kattur?

■ Kattur · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****84.0%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1283**

**952

Working population ****46.0%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.9% for men and 77.9% for women. 61% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 23 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 473 (70%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 158 (23%) · **■** Marginal 18 (3%)

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

- Thandalam1,496 people
- Ammangudi1,488 people
- Keeranur1,486 people
- Mallapuram1,478 people
- Keelakorukkai1,464 people
- Agarathur1,439 people
- Kumaramangalam1,409 people
- Thiruppandurai1,385 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kattur?612602
- How far is Kattur from Thanjavur?55 km by road
- What is the population of Kattur?1,477 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kattur in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kattur?84.0% (Census 2011)