Village · Thottiyam, Tiruchirappalli
# M.Kalathur

M.Kalathur is a village in Thottiyam sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 621207. The 2011 Census counted 4,349 people in 1,264 households, the 12th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.
- 4,349 people (2011)
- 1,264 households
- 71.4% literacy
- 621207 PIN code

## M.Kalathur PIN code and other codes

The PIN code of M.Kalathur is 621207. M.Kalathur falls in Thottiyam sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu.
- PIN code 621207
- Gram panchayat M.Kalathur
- Community development block Thottiam
- Census village code 635668

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## How far is M.Kalathur from nearby towns?
- Thottiyam (sub-district HQ) 15 km by road
- Tiruchirappalli (district HQ) 57 km by road
- Kattuputhur (nearest town) 12 km by road

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## What facilities are there in M.Kalathur?

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

### In the village
- ● Pre-primary school In village · 3 govt
- ● Primary school In village · 4 govt
- ● Middle school In village · 1 govt
- ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt
- ● Primary health centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Health sub-centre In village · 1
- ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● TB clinic In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Dispensary In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Veterinary hospital In village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ● Family welfare centre In village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ● Sub post office In village
- ● Mobile phone coverage In village
- ● Public bus service In village
- ● Private bus service In village
- ● State highway In village
- ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village
- ● All-weather road In village
- ● Commercial bank In village
- ● Cooperative bank In village
- ● Agricultural credit society In village
- ● Ration (PDS) shop In village
- ● Weekly haat In village
- ● Anganwadi centre In village
- ● ASHA health worker In village
- ● Community centre In village
- ● Sports field In village
- ● Public library In village
- ● Polling station In village

### Nearest outside
- ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Elurpatti
- ○ Degree college 10+ km · Namakkal
- ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Arasalur
- ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km
- ○ Post office 10+ km
- ○ Railway station 10+ km
- ○ ATM 10+ km
- ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km

### Water and power
- Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 6 h winter

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is M.Kalathur known for?

The main crops are ground nut, corn and cotton. Products made here include pottery. About 51% of the 1,760 hectares of village land is sown, and 126 hectares are irrigated.

Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory.

## Homes and amenities in M.Kalathur

Of every 100 households in M.Kalathur in 2011, 89 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ M.Kalathur · ■ Thottiyam rural average
- Electricity for lighting 89% 90%
- Toilet within the home 25% 26%
- No toilet (open defecation) 75% 65%
- Tap water 84% 89%
- Drinking water within premises 23% 25%
- Cooking with LPG / PNG 17% 26%
- Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 81% 71%
- Use banking services 71% 48%
- Television 86% 82%
- Mobile phone 59% 59%
- Computer with internet 0% 1%
- Two-wheeler 34% 28%
- Car / jeep / van 1% 1%
- None of these assets 5% 8%
- Own their home 92% 92%

Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14).

## What is the population of M.Kalathur?

■ M.Kalathur · ■ Thottiyam rural average
- Literacy (age 7+) 71.4% 72.9%
- Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1036 1006
- Child sex ratio (0–6) 1044 928
- Working population 57.1% 53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.2% for men and 60.9% for women. 62% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

■ Cultivators 658 (27%) · ■ Farm labourers 1,220 (49%) · ■ Household industry 21 (1%) · ■ Other work 549 (22%) · ■ Marginal 35 (1%)

Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts.

## Other villages of similar size in Thottiyam
- M.Puthur 4,782 people
- Kamalapuram 4,546 people
- Natham 4,478 people
- Srinivasanallur 4,469 people
- Mullipadi 3,823 people
- Arasalur 3,673 people
- Sriramasamudram 3,324 people
- Kaduvetti 3,211 people

All 27 villages in Thottiyam

## Quick answers
- What is the PIN code of M.Kalathur? 621207
- How far is M.Kalathur from Tiruchirappalli? 57 km by road
- What is the population of M.Kalathur? 4,349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is M.Kalathur in? Tiruchirappalli district (Thottiyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of M.Kalathur? 71.4% (Census 2011)

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