Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur
# Kattimedu

Kattimedu is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 614716. The 2011 Census counted 2,952 people in 737 households, the 19th largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%.
- 2,952 people (2011)
- 737 households
- 84.8% literacy
- 614716 PIN code

## Kattimedu PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of Kattimedu is 614716. Kattimedu falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 614716
- Gram panchayat Kattimedu
- Community development block Thiruthuraipoondi
- Census village code 638356

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is Kattimedu from nearby towns?
- Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ) 6 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ) 34 km by road
- Needamangalam (nearest town) 6 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in Kattimedu?

21 services counted by the Census are inside Kattimedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 private
- ● Primary school In village · 2 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 2 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● National highway In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thirukkuvalai
- ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km
- ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km
- ○ Dispensary 5–10 km
- ○ Railway station 5–10 km
- ○ ATM 5–10 km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011) 14 h summer · 12 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Kattimedu known for?

The main crops are paddy, black gram and pulses. Products made here include milk and bricks. About 92% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in Kattimedu

Of every 100 households in Kattimedu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 52 a toilet at home and 44 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Kattimedu · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average
- Electricity for lighting 96% 88%
- Toilet within the home 52% 28%
- No toilet (open defecation) 48% 70%
- Tap water 93% 80%
- Drinking water within premises 3% 7%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 44% 20%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 54% 80%
- Use banking services 54% 35%
- Television 94% 82%
- Mobile phone 56% 47%
- Computer with internet 2% 1%
- Two-wheeler 18% 14%
- Car / jeep / van 4% 2%
- None of these assets 3% 8%
- Own their home 86% 94%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of Kattimedu?

■ Kattimedu · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 84.8% 80.5%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1136 1040
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 977 996
- Working population 35.0% 47.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 91.4% for men and 79.0% for women. 51% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 167 (16%) · ■ Farm labourers 270 (26%) · ■ Household industry 3 (0%) · ■ Other work 206 (20%) · ■ Marginal 387 (37%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thiruthuraipoondi
- Adirangam 3,160 people
- Panaiyur 3,053 people
- Ovarur 2,999 people
- Palayangudi 2,976 people
- Veeranvayal 2,935 people
- Thuraikkadu 2,820 people
- Uppur 2,793 people
- Kokkalady 2,718 people

All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of Kattimedu? 614716
- How far is Kattimedu from Thiruvarur? 34 km by road
- What is the population of Kattimedu? 2,952 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kattimedu in? Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kattimedu? 84.8% (Census 2011)

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