# Kallathur Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai 

# Kallathur

Kallathur is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606710**. The 2011 Census counted **1,499 people in 352 households**, the 72nd largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%.

- 1,499people (2011)
- 352households
- 61.2%literacy
- 606710PIN code

## Kallathur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kallathur is 606710.** Kallathur falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606710
- Gram panchayatKallathur
- Community development blockJawadhu Hills
- Census village code631856

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

## How far is Kallathur from nearby towns?

- Chengam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)58 km by road
- Chengam (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 Kallathur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Kallathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Athipattu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Valayampattu
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kallathur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 20% of the 477 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 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 Kallathur

Of every 100 households in Kallathur in 2011, 81 had electricity, 30 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kallathur · ■ Chengam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****30%**

**10%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**90%

Tap water ****79%**

**76%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**10%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%**

**85%

Use banking services ****43%**

**29%

Television ****92%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**9%

Own their home ****99%**

**97%

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 Kallathur?

■ Kallathur · ■ Chengam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.2%**

**66.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****932**

**969

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750**

**885

Working population ****43.9%**

**52.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.0% for men and 53.0% for women. 55% of men and 32% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 88 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 40 (6%) · **■** Marginal 526 (80%)

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 Chengam

- Agaram1,537 people
- Alaputhur1,530 people
- Padiagraharam1,530 people
- Narasinganallur1,526 people
- Aswanagasurunai1,440 people
- Annandal1,427 people
- C.Nammiyandal1,373 people
- Beemanandal1,366 people

[All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kallathur?606710
- How far is Kallathur from Tiruvannamalai?58 km by road
- What is the population of Kallathur?1,499 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kallathur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kallathur?61.2% (Census 2011)