# Korattur Village, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/korattur/ Village · Poonamallee, Thiruvallur # Korattur Korattur is a village in Poonamallee sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602107**. The 2011 Census counted **6,528 people in 1,693 households**, the 1st largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 6,528people (2011) - 1,693households - 82.6%literacy - 602107PIN code ## Korattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Korattur is 602107.** Korattur falls in Poonamallee sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602107 - Gram panchayatMelmanambedu, Chittukadu, Korattur - Community development blockPoonamallee - Census village code629130 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Korattur from nearby towns? - Poonamallee (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)21 km by road - Thirumazhisai (nearest town)4 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 Korattur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Korattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 3 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thirumazhisai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sembarambakkam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirunindravur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Korattur known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. Products made here include bricks, inscense sticks and embroidery works. About 24% of the 834 hectares of village land is sown, and 196 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 Korattur Of every 100 households in Korattur in 2011, 98 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 81 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Korattur · ■ Poonamallee rural average Electricity for lighting ****98%** **97% Toilet within the home ****24%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **56% Tap water ****95%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****33%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****81%** **65% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****12%** **28% Use banking services ****62%** **50% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****67%** **75% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **84% 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 Korattur? ■ Korattur · ■ Poonamallee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.6%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****997** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****986** **953 Working population ****41.2%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.8% for men and 75.5% for women. 58% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 272 (10%) · **■** Household industry 69 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,907 (71%) · **■** Marginal 339 (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 Poonamallee - Voyalanallur6,525 people - Sembarambakkam5,709 people - Kuthambakkam5,047 people - Gudapakkam4,892 people [All 28 villages in Poonamallee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Korattur?602107 - How far is Korattur from Thiruvallur?21 km by road - What is the population of Korattur?6,528 (Census 2011) - Which district is Korattur in?Thiruvallur district (Poonamallee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Korattur?82.6% (Census 2011)