# Kilpotharai Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai 

# Kilpotharai

Kilpotharai is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606802**. The 2011 Census counted **1,028 people in 245 households**, the 138th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%.

- 1,028people (2011)
- 245households
- 67.3%literacy
- 606802PIN code

## Kilpotharai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kilpotharai is 606802.** Kilpotharai falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606802
- Gram panchayatKilpotharai
- Community development blockKalasapakkam
- Census village code631805

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

## How far is Kilpotharai from nearby towns?

- Polur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)30 km by road
- Polur (nearest town)16 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 Kilpotharai?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Kilpotharai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Narathampoondi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Agarasippandi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kalasapakkam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps
- 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 Kilpotharai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. Products made here include jaggery, wood products and pottery. About 19% of the 180 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Kilpotharai

Of every 100 households in Kilpotharai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kilpotharai · ■ Polur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**87%

Tap water ****72%**

**82%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**17%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%**

**76%

Use banking services ****9%**

**40%

Television ****94%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****26%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

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

**8%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Kilpotharai?

■ Kilpotharai · ■ Polur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%**

**70.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**993

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1021**

**917

Working population ****57.4%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.7% for men and 57.1% for women. 63% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 241 (41%) · **■** Farm labourers 143 (24%) · **■** Other work 12 (2%) · **■** Marginal 194 (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

- Ernamangalam1,079 people
- Kothandavady1,070 people
- Karikathur1,054 people
- Piryambut1,052 people
- Naranamangalam1,024 people
- Munivanthangal992 people
- Alliyabad980 people
- Parvathiagaram907 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kilpotharai?606802
- How far is Kilpotharai from Tiruvannamalai?30 km by road
- What is the population of Kilpotharai?1,028 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kilpotharai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kilpotharai?67.3% (Census 2011)
