# Kolakkaravady Village, Polur, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/kolakkaravady/ Village · Polur, Tiruvannamalai # Kolakkaravady Kolakkaravady is a village in Polur sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606902**. The 2011 Census counted **1,184 people in 276 households**, the 126th largest of 182 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.0%. - 1,184people (2011) - 276households - 71.9%literacy - 606902PIN code ## Kolakkaravady PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kolakkaravady is 606902.** Kolakkaravady falls in Polur sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606902 - Gram panchayatKolakaravady - Community development blockChetpet - Census village code631729 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kolakkaravady from nearby towns? - Polur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)45 km by road - Chetpet (nearest town)14 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 Kolakkaravady? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kolakkaravady; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Devikapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Chetpet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chetpet - ○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 - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Kolakkaravady known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 49% of the 458 hectares of village land is sown, and 164 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 Kolakkaravady Of every 100 households in Kolakkaravady in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kolakkaravady · ■ Polur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **90% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****68%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **76% Use banking services ****42%** **40% Television ****82%** **83% Mobile phone ****51%** **56% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****23%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****97%** **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 Kolakkaravady? ■ Kolakkaravady · ■ Polur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **70.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980** **993 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **917 Working population ****53.6%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.5% for men and 64.2% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 30 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 101 (16%) · **■** Household industry 23 (4%) · **■** Other work 69 (11%) · **■** Marginal 412 (65%) 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 - Senbagathope1,262 people - Mattapirayur1,258 people - Mandaparai1,222 people - Ulagampattu1,191 people - Kuttakarai1,180 people - Kalkuppam1,175 people - Thumbur1,161 people - Puliyankuppam1,125 people [All 196 villages in Polur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/polur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kolakkaravady?606902 - How far is Kolakkaravady from Tiruvannamalai?45 km by road - What is the population of Kolakkaravady?1,184 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kolakkaravady in?Tiruvannamalai district (Polur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kolakkaravady?71.9% (Census 2011)