# Vilathur Village, Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/vilathur/ Village · Thiruthuraipoondi, Thiruvarur # Vilathur Vilathur is a village in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **610201**. The 2011 Census counted **1,005 people in 266 households**, the 63rd largest of 74 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.5%. - 1,005people (2011) - 266households - 74.0%literacy - 610201PIN code ## Vilathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Vilathur is 610201.** Vilathur falls in Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code610201 - Gram panchayatKatchanam - Community development blockThiruthuraipoondi - Census village code638322 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Vilathur from nearby towns? - Thiruthuraipoondi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)16 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)12 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 Vilathur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Vilathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiruneiper - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ettukudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Vilathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. Products made here include milk. About 84% of the 277 hectares of village land is sown, and 233 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 Vilathur Of every 100 households in Vilathur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Vilathur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **88% Toilet within the home ****16%** **28% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **70% Tap water ****10%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **80% Use banking services ****26%** **35% Television ****91%** **82% Mobile phone ****51%** **47% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **14% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Vilathur? ■ Vilathur · ■ Thiruthuraipoondi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.0%** **80.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1040 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1340** **996 Working population ****45.2%** **47.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 63.9% for women. 59% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 332 (73%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (3%) · **■** Household industry 15 (3%) · **■** Other work 80 (18%) · **■** Marginal 12 (3%) 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 - Keeralathur1,157 people - Mangal1,039 people - Melaperumazhai1,015 people - Andankarai1,008 people - Ekkal945 people - Desingurajapuram891 people - Vadasanganthi786 people - Thiruppattur771 people [All 77 villages in Thiruthuraipoondi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/thiruthuraipoondi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Vilathur?610201 - How far is Vilathur from Thiruvarur?16 km by road - What is the population of Vilathur?1,005 (Census 2011) - Which district is Vilathur in?Thiruvarur district (Thiruthuraipoondi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Vilathur?74.0% (Census 2011)