# Asakalathur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/asakalathur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Asakalathur Asakalathur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606204**. The 2011 Census counted **3,458 people in 874 households**, the 29th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 55.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 3,458people (2011) - 874households - 55.1%literacy - 606204PIN code ## Asakalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Asakalathur is 606204.** Asakalathur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606204 - Gram panchayatAsakalathur - Community development blockThiyagadurgam - Census village code633531 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Asakalathur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)29 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)70 km by road - Thiagadurgam (nearest town)15 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 Asakalathur? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Asakalathur; 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 - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 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 - ●Commercial bankIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Thachur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kallakurichi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)2 h summer · 1 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 Asakalathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. About 35% of the 517 hectares of village land is sown, and 61 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 Asakalathur Of every 100 households in Asakalathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Asakalathur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **94% Toilet within the home ****15%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **87% Tap water ****90%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%** **73% Use banking services ****81%** **50% Television ****64%** **84% Mobile phone ****75%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****89%** **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 Asakalathur? ■ Asakalathur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****55.1%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1052** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****807** **918 Working population ****51.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 66.2% for men and 44.9% for women. 56% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 369 (21%) · **■** Farm labourers 743 (42%) · **■** Household industry 52 (3%) · **■** Other work 226 (13%) · **■** Marginal 396 (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 Kallakkurichi - Koothakudi3,860 people - Veeracholapuram3,725 people - Pukkiravari3,566 people - Kudiraichandal3,465 people - Parigam3,419 people - Mudiyanur3,236 people - Kallanatham3,142 people - Thengiyanatham3,130 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Asakalathur?606204 - How far is Asakalathur from Viluppuram?70 km by road - What is the population of Asakalathur?3,458 (Census 2011) - Which district is Asakalathur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Asakalathur?55.1% (Census 2011)