# Kalathur Village, Valangaiman, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Valangaiman, Thiruvarur 

# Kalathur

Kalathur is a village in Valangaiman sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614802**. The 2011 Census counted **815 people in 211 households**, the 50th largest of 68 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%.

- 815people (2011)
- 211households
- 71.6%literacy
- 614802PIN code

## Kalathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kalathur is 614802.** Kalathur falls in Valangaiman sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614802
- Gram panchayatKalathur
- Community development blockValangaiman
- Census village code637875

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kalathur from nearby towns?

- Valangaiman (sub-district HQ)15 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)38 km by road
- Ammapettai (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 Kalathur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Avoor
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Kalathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 86% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 270 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 Kalathur

Of every 100 households in Kalathur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kalathur · ■ Valangaiman rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****16%**

**25%

No toilet (open defecation) ****84%**

**73%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****37%**

**26%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%**

**76%

Use banking services ****28%**

**38%

Television ****82%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****60%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**4%

Own their home ****94%**

**95%

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 Kalathur?

■ Kalathur · ■ Valangaiman rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.6%**

**78.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017**

**1002

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****809**

**910

Working population ****55.3%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 79.3% for men and 64.3% for women. 63% of men and 48% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 70 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 256 (57%) · **■** Household industry 9 (2%) · **■** Other work 50 (11%) · **■** Marginal 66 (15%)

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 Valangaiman

- Maruvathur889 people
- Poonaerrupu855 people
- Veeranam850 people
- Renganathapuram828 people
- Puliyakudi806 people
- Regunathapuram792 people
- Kiliyur756 people
- Salabogam733 people

[All 70 villages in Valangaiman](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/valangaiman/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kalathur?614802
- How far is Kalathur from Thiruvarur?38 km by road
- What is the population of Kalathur?815 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kalathur in?Thiruvarur district (Valangaiman sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kalathur?71.6% (Census 2011)