# Korathur Village, Peravurani, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Peravurani, Thanjavur 

# Korathur

Korathur is a village in Peravurani sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614804**. The 2011 Census counted **683 people in 182 households**, the 48th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 89.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 683people (2011)
- 182households
- 89.8%literacy
- 614804PIN code

## Korathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Korathur is 614804.** Korathur falls in Peravurani sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614804
- Gram panchayatKalanivasal
- Community development blockSethubhavachatram
- Census village code639179

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

## How far is Korathur from nearby towns?

- Peravurani (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)80 km by road
- Peravurani (nearest town)9 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 Korathur?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Korathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary 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
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Peravurani
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Peravurani
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Peravurani
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 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 and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Korathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 43% of the 160 hectares of village land is sown, and 43 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 Korathur

Of every 100 households in Korathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 59 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Korathur · ■ Peravurani rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**80%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****99%**

**86%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****59%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****40%**

**86%

Use banking services ****47%**

**38%

Television ****96%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**90%

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 Korathur?

■ Korathur · ■ Peravurani rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****89.8%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1082**

**1050

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****909**

**986

Working population ****62.2%**

**46.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.2% for men and 85.8% for women. 71% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 45 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (88%) · **■** Other work 6 (1%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%)

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 Peravurani

- Sandampettai798 people
- Gangadharapuram738 people
- Thonthupullikkadu738 people
- Palacherikkadu735 people
- Panchanathipuram662 people
- Padappanarvayal656 people
- Vathalaikadu652 people
- Palayanagaram643 people

[All 76 villages in Peravurani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/peravurani/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Korathur?614804
- How far is Korathur from Thanjavur?80 km by road
- What is the population of Korathur?683 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Korathur in?Thanjavur district (Peravurani sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Korathur?89.8% (Census 2011)
