# Kattarankulam Village, Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/kattarankulam/ Village · Kovilpatti, Thoothukkudi # Kattarankulam Kattarankulam is a village in Kovilpatti sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628721**. The 2011 Census counted **1,850 people in 532 households**, the 26th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%. - 1,850people (2011) - 532households - 68.2%literacy - 628721PIN code ## Kattarankulam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kattarankulam is 628721.** Kattarankulam falls in Kovilpatti sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628721 - Gram panchayatKattarankulam - Community development blockKayatharu - Census village code642183 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kattarankulam from nearby towns? - Kovilpatti (sub-district HQ)21 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)77 km by road - Kayatharu (nearest town)15 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 Kattarankulam? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Kattarankulam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kovilpatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kattarankulam known for? About 46% of the 735 hectares of village land is sown, and 14 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 Kattarankulam Of every 100 households in Kattarankulam in 2011, 88 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kattarankulam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **94% Toilet within the home ****11%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****89%** **85% Tap water ****8%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****24%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%** **68% Use banking services ****56%** **49% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****67%** **62% Computer with internet ****4%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****90%** **89% 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 Kattarankulam? ■ Kattarankulam · ■ Kovilpatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **74.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1009** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1212** **955 Working population ****62.6%** **56.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.8% for men and 58.5% for women. 66% of men and 60% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 27 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 316 (27%) · **■** Household industry 161 (14%) · **■** Other work 392 (34%) · **■** Marginal 263 (23%) 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 Kovilpatti - Pillayarnatham2,042 people - Panikkarkulam1,922 people - Sivandipatti1,912 people - Mudukkumeendanpatti1,902 people - Vellalankottai1,819 people - Puliyankulam1,802 people - Kumara Ettayapuram1,749 people - K.Subramaniapuram1,721 people [All 73 villages in Kovilpatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/kovilpatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kattarankulam?628721 - How far is Kattarankulam from Thoothukkudi?77 km by road - What is the population of Kattarankulam?1,850 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kattarankulam in?Thoothukkudi district (Kovilpatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kattarankulam?68.2% (Census 2011)