# Katharikuppam Village, Wallajah, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/katharikuppam/ Village · Wallajah, Vellore # Katharikuppam Katharikuppam is a village in Wallajah sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632405**. The 2011 Census counted **1,307 people in 312 households**, the 56th largest of 69 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%. - 1,307people (2011) - 312households - 75.6%literacy - 632405PIN code ## Katharikuppam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katharikuppam is 632405.** Katharikuppam falls in Wallajah sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code632405 - Gram panchayatKatharikuppam - Community development blockWalajapet - Census village code630495 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katharikuppam from nearby towns? - Wallajah (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)38 km by road - Ranipettai (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 Katharikuppam? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Katharikuppam; 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 - ●State highwayIn 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 · Lalapettai - ○Degree college10+ km · Walajapet - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Ranipettai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 21 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 Katharikuppam known for? The main crops are **paddy, ragi and bajra**. Products made here include jaggery, clay pots and incense stick. About 25% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 58 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 Katharikuppam Of every 100 households in Katharikuppam in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 71 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 45 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Katharikuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****9%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **75% Tap water ****97%** **92% Drinking water within premises ****40%** **42% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****71%** **48% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%** **50% Use banking services ****37%** **41% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****71%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****45%** **33% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **89% 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 Katharikuppam? ■ Katharikuppam · ■ Wallajah rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.6%** **77.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****925** **1001 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****726** **933 Working population ****49.0%** **45.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.9% for men and 64.7% for women. 63% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 165 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 10 (2%) · **■** Household industry 21 (3%) · **■** Other work 366 (57%) · **■** Marginal 78 (12%) 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 Wallajah - Thengal1,480 people - Bagaveli1,456 people - Venkatapuram1,419 people - Musiri1,397 people - Kesavanan Kuppam1,169 people - Kadappanthangal1,111 people - Sekkadikuppam959 people - Kolatheri936 people [All 73 villages in Wallajah](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/wallajah/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katharikuppam?632405 - How far is Katharikuppam from Vellore?38 km by road - What is the population of Katharikuppam?1,307 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katharikuppam in?Vellore district (Wallajah sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Katharikuppam?75.6% (Census 2011)