# Kulathur Village, Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/vilathikulam/kulathur-642384/ Village · Vilathikulam, Thoothukkudi # Kulathur Kulathur is a village in Vilathikulam sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628903**. The 2011 Census counted **1,245 people in 331 households**, the 36th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.4%. - 1,245people (2011) - 331households - 81.9%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 code642384 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)18 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)30 km by road - Vilathikulam (nearest town)18 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? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Kulathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kulathur - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kulathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thoothukkudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 8 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**. About 15% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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, 84 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kulathur · ■ Vilathikulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****13%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **4% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **76% Use banking services ****32%** **40% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****16%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **7% Own their home ****76%** **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+) ****81.9%** **78.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1038** **1007 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****848** **948 Working population ****45.3%** **56.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 74.3% for women. 56% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 6 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 74 (13%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 478 (85%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 - M.Kodangipatti1,300 people - Virusampatti1,288 people - Vedapatti1,278 people - Puliangulam1,262 people - Vathalakarai1,244 people - Kandasamypuram1,184 people - Pallakulam1,164 people - Melakallurani1,076 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?1,245 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kulathur in?Thoothukkudi district (Vilathikulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kulathur?81.9% (Census 2011)