# Katteri Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai 

# Katteri

Katteri is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604406**. The 2011 Census counted **1,516 people in 335 households**, the 68th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 1,516people (2011)
- 335households
- 82.5%literacy
- 604406PIN code

## Katteri PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katteri is 604406.** Katteri falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604406
- Gram panchayatS Katteri
- Community development blockThellar
- Census village code631636

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

## How far is Katteri from nearby towns?

- Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)90 km by road
- Tindivanam (nearest town)13 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 Katteri?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Katteri; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Thellar
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agarakarakottai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Katteri known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 44% of the 292 hectares of village land is sown, and 70 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 Katteri

Of every 100 households in Katteri in 2011, 96 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 95 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Katteri · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**86%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****95%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****4%**

**81%

Use banking services ****41%**

**44%

Television ****96%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****62%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****23%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**6%

Own their home ****100%**

**96%

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 Katteri?

■ Katteri · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1065**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1136**

**974

Working population ****54.2%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 93.9% for men and 71.7% for women. 61% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 185 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 284 (35%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 146 (18%) · **■** Marginal 199 (24%)

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 Vandavasi

- Imapuram1,565 people
- Korakottai1,558 people
- Konaiyur1,544 people
- Alliyandal1,519 people
- Nandiyambadi1,516 people
- Injimedu1,504 people
- Padiri1,460 people
- Settupattu1,432 people

[All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katteri?604406
- How far is Katteri from Tiruvannamalai?90 km by road
- What is the population of Katteri?1,516 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katteri in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Katteri?82.5% (Census 2011)