# Kappalur Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai 

# Kappalur

Kappalur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606751**. The 2011 Census counted **3,087 people in 740 households**, the 32nd largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 3,087people (2011)
- 740households
- 67.2%literacy
- 606751PIN code

## Kappalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kappalur is 606751.** Kappalur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606751
- Gram panchayatKappalur
- Community development blockKalasapakkam
- Census village code631788

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

## How far is Kappalur from nearby towns?

- Polur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)28 km by road
- Polur (nearest town)10 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 Kappalur?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Kappalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●National highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kalasapakkam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Agarasippandi
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kalasapakkam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 11 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 Kappalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include jaggery, clay pots and wood products. About 28% of the 1,136 hectares of village land is sown, and 300 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 Kappalur

Of every 100 households in Kappalur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Kappalur · ■ Polur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**87%

Tap water ****84%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****18%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**76%

Use banking services ****30%**

**40%

Television ****95%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****72%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**20%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**95%

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 Kappalur?

■ Kappalur · ■ Polur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.2%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1006**

**917

Working population ****54.7%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.2% for men and 56.9% for women. 63% of men and 46% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 419 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 698 (41%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 316 (19%) · **■** Marginal 229 (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 Polur

- Potharai3,116 people
- Kanthapalayam3,103 people
- Sholankuppam3,102 people
- Padagam3,094 people
- Kalasamudram3,057 people
- Tirusoor3,051 people
- Mattavettu2,999 people
- Thuvinjikuppam2,993 people

[All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kappalur?606751
- How far is Kappalur from Tiruvannamalai?28 km by road
- What is the population of Kappalur?3,087 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kappalur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kappalur?67.2% (Census 2011)