# Katchur Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/katchur/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Katchur Katchur is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **602026**. The 2011 Census counted **4,007 people in 1,013 households**, the 8th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 4,007people (2011) - 1,013households - 64.7%literacy - 602026PIN code ## Katchur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katchur is 602026.** Katchur falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code602026 - Gram panchayatKatchur, Perunjeri - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628829 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katchur from nearby towns? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)25 km by road - Uthukkottai (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 Katchur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Katchur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 3 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 7 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Uthukkottai - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells 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 Katchur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 55% of the 706 hectares of village land is sown, and 387 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 Katchur Of every 100 households in Katchur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Katchur · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **73% Tap water ****99%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **64% Use banking services ****20%** **38% Television ****89%** **90% Mobile phone ****59%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Katchur? ■ Katchur · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****962** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****970** **960 Working population ****45.4%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.0% for men and 56.0% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 332 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 517 (28%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 189 (10%) · **■** Marginal 775 (43%) 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 Uthukkottai - Kannigaipair5,023 people - Alapakkam4,319 people - Rallapadi4,104 people - Madavilagam4,099 people - Tharatchi3,187 people - Palavakkam3,013 people - Pondavakkam2,891 people - Thimmaboopalapuram2,849 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katchur?602026 - How far is Katchur from Thiruvallur?25 km by road - What is the population of Katchur?4,007 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katchur in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Katchur?64.7% (Census 2011)