# Eliyathur Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/eliyathur/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Eliyathur Eliyathur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,274 people in 533 households**, the 64th largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,274people (2011) - 533households - 69.4%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Eliyathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Eliyathur is 606201.** Eliyathur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatEliyathur - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633443 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Eliyathur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)90 km by road - Vadakkanandal (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 Eliyathur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Eliyathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Thottiyam - ○Degree college10+ km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thachur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Eliyathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 80% of the 369 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Eliyathur Of every 100 households in Eliyathur in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Eliyathur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****7%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **87% Tap water ****83%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **73% Use banking services ****35%** **50% Television ****78%** **84% Mobile phone ****60%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****13%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **7% Own their home ****90%** **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 Eliyathur? ■ Eliyathur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****838** **918 Working population ****53.6%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.8% for men and 58.8% for women. 57% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 471 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 596 (49%) · **■** Household industry 5 (0%) · **■** Other work 135 (11%) · **■** Marginal 12 (1%) 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 - Velakurichi2,319 people - Sellampattu2,299 people - Kadathur2,289 people - Thensiruvalur2,278 people - Kanangur2,270 people - Kural2,235 people - Udaiyanachi2,233 people - Maravanattam2,227 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Eliyathur?606201 - How far is Eliyathur from Viluppuram?90 km by road - What is the population of Eliyathur?2,274 (Census 2011) - Which district is Eliyathur in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Eliyathur?69.4% (Census 2011)