# Kulathur Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/kulathur-642383/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Kulathur Kulathur is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628903**. The 2011 Census counted **2,981 people in 790 households**, the 7th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 2,981people (2011) - 790households - 76.4%literacy - 628903PIN code ## Kulathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kulathur is 628903.** Kulathur falls in Vilathikulam sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628903 - Gram panchayatKulathur - Community development blockVilathikulam - Census village code642383 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kulathur from nearby towns? - Vilathikulam (sub-district HQ)19 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)30 km by road - Vilathikulam (nearest town)19 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 Kulathur? 27 services counted by the Census are inside Kulathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn 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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011)19 h summer · 24 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 Kulathur known for? The main crops are **chilli, bulrush and black gram**. Products made here include match box and charcoal. About 45% of the 1,164 hectares of village land is sown, and 25 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 Kulathur Of every 100 households in Kulathur in 2011, 82 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 46 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kulathur · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****82%** **89% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **82% Tap water ****91%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****46%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****52%** **76% Use banking services ****23%** **40% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****62%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****86%** **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 Kulathur? ■ Kulathur · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.4%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****983** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****802** **948 Working population ****51.2%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.2% for men and 68.7% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 148 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 374 (25%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 776 (51%) · **■** Marginal 212 (14%) 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 Vilathikulam - Nagalapuram4,552 people - Shankaralinapuram3,801 people - Vaippar - II3,168 people - Ayanbommiahpuram3,126 people - Guruvarpatti2,877 people - Soorangudi2,806 people - Athankarai2,750 people - Mettilpatti2,696 people [All 86 villages in Vilathikulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kulathur?628903 - How far is Kulathur from Thoothukkudi?30 km by road - What is the population of Kulathur?2,981 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kulathur in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kulathur?76.4% (Census 2011)