# Cholamur Village, Katpadi, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/cholamur/ Village · Katpadi, Vellore # Cholamur Cholamur is a village in Katpadi sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632202**. The 2011 Census counted **4,397 people in 1,061 households**, the 15th largest of 88 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.0%. - 4,397people (2011) - 1,061households - 72.0%literacy - 632202PIN code ## Cholamur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Cholamur is 632202.** Cholamur falls in Katpadi sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632202 - Gram panchayatCholamur - Community development blockK.V. Kuppam - Census village code630446 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Cholamur from nearby towns? - Katpadi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)16 km by road - Katpadi (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 Cholamur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Cholamur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Latteri - ○Degree college10+ km · Katpadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Katpadi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Cholamur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and coconut**. Products made here include jaggery, beedi and incense stick. About 50% of the 558 hectares of village land is sown, and 147 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 Cholamur Of every 100 households in Cholamur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 17 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Cholamur · ■ Katpadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **92% Toilet within the home ****17%** **26% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **72% Tap water ****98%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****21%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **37% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **61% Use banking services ****35%** **38% Television ****88%** **91% Mobile phone ****55%** **60% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****22%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **91% 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 Cholamur? ■ Cholamur · ■ Katpadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **78.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****960** **1025 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **967 Working population ****55.2%** **44.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 64.0% for women. 62% of men and 48% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 120 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 306 (13%) · **■** Household industry 870 (36%) · **■** Other work 590 (24%) · **■** Marginal 542 (22%) 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 Katpadi - Jaffrapet4,927 people - Chenji4,726 people - Mahimandalam4,570 people - Melmoil4,542 people - Veppur4,204 people - Vanjur4,067 people - Kanguppam3,889 people - Karasamangalam3,791 people [All 100 villages in Katpadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/katpadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Cholamur?632202 - How far is Cholamur from Vellore?16 km by road - What is the population of Cholamur?4,397 (Census 2011) - Which district is Cholamur in?Vellore district (Katpadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Cholamur?72.0% (Census 2011)