# Kolathur Village, Pallipattu, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/kolathur/ Village · Pallipattu, Thiruvallur # Kolathur Kolathur is a village in Pallipattu sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **631207**. The 2011 Census counted **11,019 people in 2,498 households**, the 1st largest of 38 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.3%. - 11,019people (2011) - 2,498households - 74.1%literacy - 631207PIN code ## Kolathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolathur is 631207.** Kolathur falls in Pallipattu sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code631207 - Gram panchayatKolathur, Melapudi, Srikaverirajulingaripet - Community development blockPallipattu - Census village code628942 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolathur from nearby towns? - Pallipattu (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)70 km by road - Pothatturpettai (nearest town)5 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 Kolathur? 25 services counted by the Census are inside Kolathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruttani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vellathur - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Kolathur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 41% of the 1,226 hectares of village land is sown, and 390 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 Kolathur Of every 100 households in Kolathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kolathur · ■ Pallipattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **91% Toilet within the home ****18%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **83% Tap water ****99%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****20%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%** **71% Use banking services ****55%** **54% Television ****90%** **91% Mobile phone ****54%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **96% 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 Kolathur? ■ Kolathur · ■ Pallipattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.1%** **73.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **992 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****856** **906 Working population ****41.9%** **49.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.1% for men and 64.4% for women. 53% of men and 31% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 220 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 828 (18%) · **■** Household industry 786 (17%) · **■** Other work 1,025 (22%) · **■** Marginal 1,757 (38%) 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 Pallipattu - Valakanampudi9,628 people - Kadananagaram7,885 people - Rajanagaram7,553 people - Vellathur6,827 people [All 39 villages in Pallipattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/pallipattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolathur?631207 - How far is Kolathur from Thiruvallur?70 km by road - What is the population of Kolathur?11,019 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolathur in?Thiruvallur district (Pallipattu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolathur?74.1% (Census 2011)