# Kasthambady Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/kasthambady/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Kasthambady Kasthambady is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606905**. The 2011 Census counted **7,383 people in 1,903 households**, the 4th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 7,383people (2011) - 1,903households - 76.2%literacy - 606905PIN code ## Kasthambady PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kasthambady is 606905.** Kasthambady falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606905 - Gram panchayatKrishnapuram, Kasthambady - Community development blockPolur - Census village code631685 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kasthambady from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)51 km by road - Kalambur (nearest town)2 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 Kasthambady? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Kasthambady; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary 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 - ●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 · Kalambur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Ettivadi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kalambur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Kasthambady known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and silk. About 46% of the 1,721 hectares of village land is sown, and 582 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 Kasthambady Of every 100 households in Kasthambady in 2011, 93 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kasthambady · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **87% Tap water ****81%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****31%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **76% Use banking services ****31%** **40% Television ****86%** **83% Mobile phone ****63%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **8% Own their home ****81%** **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 Kasthambady? ■ Kasthambady · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.2%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****922** **917 Working population ****49.9%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.4% for men and 66.1% for women. 59% of men and 41% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 688 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 360 (10%) · **■** Household industry 116 (3%) · **■** Other work 1,301 (35%) · **■** Marginal 1,218 (33%) 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 - Padavedu15,163 people - Kovilur12,553 people - Kadalady10,093 people - Vadamathimangalam5,737 people - Kettavarampalayam5,690 people - Ananthapuram5,525 people - Siruvallur5,265 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kasthambady?606905 - How far is Kasthambady from Tiruvannamalai?51 km by road - What is the population of Kasthambady?7,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kasthambady in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kasthambady?76.2% (Census 2011)