# Kalathambattu Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/kalathambattu/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Kalathambattu Kalathambattu is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604153**. The 2011 Census counted **1,207 people in 341 households**, the 131st largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,207people (2011) - 341households - 76.5%literacy - 604153PIN code ## Kalathambattu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalathambattu is 604153.** Kalathambattu falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604153 - Gram panchayatKalathambattu - Community development blockMelmalayanur - Census village code632371 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalathambattu from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)54 km by road - Kilpennathur (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 Kalathambattu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kalathambattu; 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 - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Palapadi - ○Degree college10+ km · Chellapirathi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Kalathambattu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 79% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Kalathambattu Of every 100 households in Kalathambattu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 1 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Kalathambattu · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **92% Toilet within the home ****1%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****99%** **86% Tap water ****34%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****27%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **82% Use banking services ****28%** **45% Television ****94%** **85% Mobile phone ****48%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Kalathambattu? ■ Kalathambattu · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.5%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****905** **931 Working population ****53.2%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.3% for men and 65.4% for women. 60% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 322 (50%) · **■** Farm labourers 119 (19%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 82 (13%) · **■** Marginal 106 (17%) 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 Gingee - Vailamur1,253 people - Siyappundi1,233 people - Kappai1,229 people - Melarangunam1,210 people - Aviyur1,199 people - Kodambadi1,199 people - Udaiyantangal1,199 people - Kuduvampoondi1,192 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalathambattu?604153 - How far is Kalathambattu from Viluppuram?54 km by road - What is the population of Kalathambattu?1,207 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalathambattu in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalathambattu?76.5% (Census 2011)