# Kilakalathur Village, Arakonam, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/kilakalathur/ Village · Arakonam, Vellore # Kilakalathur Kilakalathur is a village in Arakonam sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632502**. The 2011 Census counted **1,734 people in 431 households**, the 85th largest of 133 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%. - 1,734people (2011) - 431households - 75.5%literacy - 632502PIN code ## Kilakalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kilakalathur is 632502.** Kilakalathur falls in Arakonam sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632502 - Gram panchayatKilakalathur - Community development blockNemili - Census village code630626 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kilakalathur from nearby towns? - Arakonam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)70 km by road - Nemili (nearest town)4 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 Kilakalathur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kilakalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 · Nemili - ○Degree college10+ km · Thandalam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nemili - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Kilakalathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 15% of the 553 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Kilakalathur Of every 100 households in Kilakalathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kilakalathur · ■ Arakonam rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **83% Tap water ****71%** **91% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **24% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **33% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **64% Use banking services ****14%** **32% Television ****85%** **90% Mobile phone ****40%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **27% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Kilakalathur? ■ Kilakalathur · ■ Arakonam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.5%** **74.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****915** **961 Working population ****58.7%** **48.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.9% for men and 63.8% for women. 66% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 87 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (23%) · **■** Household industry 24 (2%) · **■** Other work 127 (12%) · **■** Marginal 549 (54%) 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 Arakonam - Ayarpadi1,839 people - Mangalam1,781 people - Nandi Veduthangal1,746 people - Koothambakkam1,739 people - Uriyur1,727 people - Velur1,711 people - Mamandur1,658 people - Chittoor1,657 people [All 138 villages in Arakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/arakonam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kilakalathur?632502 - How far is Kilakalathur from Vellore?70 km by road - What is the population of Kilakalathur?1,734 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kilakalathur in?Vellore district (Arakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kilakalathur?75.5% (Census 2011)