# Valathur, Papanasam, Thanjavur – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/valathur/ Village · Papanasam, Thanjavur # Valathur Valathur is a village in [Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/) sub-district of [Thanjavur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **614210**. The 2011 Census counted **5,161 people in 1,222 households**, the 5th largest of 104 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.2%. - 5,161people (2011) - 1,222households - 85.0%literacy - 614210PIN code ## Valathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valathur is 614210.** Valathur falls in Papanasam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614210 - Gram panchayatValuthur - Community development blockPapanasam - Census village code638608 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valathur from nearby towns? - Papanasam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)24 km by road - Ayyampettai (nearest town)3 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 Valathur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Valathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Papanasam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Papanasam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 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 Valathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. Products made here include jaggery and clay pots. About 29% of the 258 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Valathur Of every 100 households in Valathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 55 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Valathur · ■ Papanasam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****55%** **31% No toilet (open defecation) ****40%** **67% Tap water ****75%** **73% Drinking water within premises ****52%** **33% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****45%** **71% Use banking services ****66%** **44% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****67%** **60% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****84%** **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 Valathur? ■ Valathur · ■ Papanasam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****85.0%** **78.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1163** **1032 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****879** **948 Working population ****27.2%** **42.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 81.1% for women. 48% of men and 10% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 168 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 502 (36%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 530 (38%) · **■** Marginal 188 (13%) 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 Papanasam - Pasupathikoil II9,025 people - Rajagiri8,460 people - Pandaravadai8,420 people - Kabisthalam6,630 people - Thiruvaigavur4,952 people - Umayalpuram4,582 people - Saliyamangalam4,538 people - Umbalapadi4,490 people [All 106 villages in Papanasam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/papanasam/villages/) ## Other places named Valathur - Valathur · Town, Vellore · 5,529 people - Valathur · Village, Kancheepuram, Kancheepuram · 1,218 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valathur?614210 - How far is Valathur from Thanjavur?24 km by road - What is the population of Valathur?5,161 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valathur in?Thanjavur district (Papanasam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valathur?85.0% (Census 2011)