# Anthiyur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/anthiyur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Anthiyur Anthiyur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,539 people in 343 households**, the 105th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,539people (2011) - 343households - 73.7%literacy - 606205PIN code ## Anthiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Anthiyur is 606205.** Anthiyur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606205 - Gram panchayatAnthiyur - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633427 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Anthiyur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)6 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 Anthiyur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Anthiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thiyagadurgam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadatherasalur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus service5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Anthiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 44% of the 635 hectares of village land is sown, and 186 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 Anthiyur Of every 100 households in Anthiyur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Anthiyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **87% Tap water ****98%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **73% Use banking services ****91%** **50% Television ****86%** **84% Mobile phone ****73%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **7% 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 Anthiyur? ■ Anthiyur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.7%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1036** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****898** **918 Working population ****62.2%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 69.0% for women. 65% of men and 59% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 592 (62%) · **■** Farm labourers 77 (8%) · **■** Other work 52 (5%) · **■** Marginal 237 (25%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Pethanur1,583 people - Sadaiyampattu1,578 people - Varadappanur1,551 people - Vettiperumalagaram1,551 people - Bangaram1,486 people - Gurupeedapuram1,479 people - Madam1,476 people - Esandai1,472 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Anthiyur?606205 - How far is Anthiyur from Viluppuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Anthiyur?1,539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Anthiyur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Anthiyur?73.7% (Census 2011)