# Katchanam Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/katchanam/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Katchanam Katchanam is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,403 people in 606 households**, the 28th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 2,403people (2011) - 606households - 75.4%literacy - 610201PIN code ## Katchanam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katchanam is 610201.** Katchanam falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610201 - Gram panchayatKatchanam - Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi - Census village code638323 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katchanam from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)25 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)10 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 Katchanam? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Katchanam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Alathambadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettukudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Katchanam known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and peas**. Products made here include bricks and milk products. About 81% of the 313 hectares of village land is sown, and 252 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 Katchanam Of every 100 households in Katchanam in 2011, 80 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Katchanam · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **88% Toilet within the home ****28%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****70%** **70% Tap water ****82%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****16%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **80% Use banking services ****38%** **35% Television ****92%** **82% Mobile phone ****53%** **47% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****87%** **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 Katchanam? ■ Katchanam · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.4%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1056** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1082** **996 Working population ****38.3%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 68.6% for women. 59% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 88 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 464 (50%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 294 (32%) · **■** Marginal 70 (8%) 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 Thiruthuraipoondi - Kunnalur2,718 people - Mettupalayamm2,690 people - Velur2,643 people - Segal2,501 people - Manali2,403 people - Nunakkadu2,268 people - Kunnur2,165 people - Ezhilur2,112 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katchanam?610201 - How far is Katchanam from Thiruvarur?25 km by road - What is the population of Katchanam?2,403 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katchanam in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Katchanam?75.4% (Census 2011)