Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Kilkarikathur Kilkarikathur is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606803. The 2011 Census counted 724 people in 186 households, the 158th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 724 people (2011) - 186 households - 69.0% literacy - 606803 PIN code ## Kilkarikathur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kilkarikathur is 606803. Kilkarikathur falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606803 - Gram panchayat Karikathur - Community development block Chetpet - Census village code 631718 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kilkarikathur from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 42 km by road - Polur (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kilkarikathur? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Kilkarikathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Secondary school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop 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 under 5 km · Mandakolathur - ○ Degree college 5–10 km · Ettivadi - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Polur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 12 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kilkarikathur known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and sugarcane. Products made here include inscense sticks. About 25% of the 114 hectares of village land is sown, and 23 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kilkarikathur Of every 100 households in Kilkarikathur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 42 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kilkarikathur · ■ Polur rural average - Electricity for lighting 88% 90% - Toilet within the home 36% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 64% 87% - Tap water 100% 82% - Drinking water within premises 32% 17% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 80% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 19% 76% - Use banking services 11% 40% - Television 88% 83% - Mobile phone 42% 56% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 11% 20% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 4% 8% - Own their home 93% 95% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kilkarikathur? ■ Kilkarikathur · ■ Polur rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.0% 70.0% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 973 993 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 911 917 - Working population 51.1% 54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.7% for men and 57.0% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 41 (11%) · ■ Farm labourers 137 (37%) · ■ Household industry 9 (2%) · ■ Other work 93 (25%) · ■ Marginal 90 (24%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Polur - Odamangalam 758 people - Poondi 741 people - Thenagaram 739 people - Rayankuppam 738 people - Edyankulathur 718 people - Veerasambanur 650 people - Pappampady 636 people - Alampoondy 633 people All 196 villages in Polur ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kilkarikathur? 606803 - How far is Kilkarikathur from Tiruvannamalai? 42 km by road - What is the population of Kilkarikathur? 724 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kilkarikathur in? Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kilkarikathur? 69.0% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/kilkarikathur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.