Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Kadathur Kadathur is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606201. The 2011 Census counted 2,289 people in 591 households, the 62nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,289 people (2011) - 591 households - 69.1% literacy - 606201 PIN code ## Kadathur PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Kadathur is 606201. Kadathur falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606201 - Gram panchayat Kadathur - Community development block Chinnasalem - Census village code 633438 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Kadathur from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ) 10 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ) 55 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town) 10 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Kadathur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Kadathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Primary school In village · 1 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school under 5 km · Thottiyam - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Indili - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thachur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank under 5 km - ○ Mandi / regular market under 5 km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 20 h summer · 22 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Kadathur known for? The main crops are paddy, sugarcane and tapioca. About 68% of the 727 hectares of village land is sown, and 494 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Kadathur Of every 100 households in Kadathur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 24 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 23 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Kadathur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average - Electricity for lighting 96% 94% - Toilet within the home 8% 12% - No toilet (open defecation) 92% 87% - Tap water 58% 74% - Drinking water within premises 1% 7% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 24% 24% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 71% 73% - Use banking services 50% 50% - Television 85% 84% - Mobile phone 75% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 23% 23% - Car / jeep / van 4% 1% - None of these assets 6% 7% - Own their home 92% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Kadathur? ■ Kadathur · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 69.1% 67.1% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 992 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1008 918 - Working population 58.2% 54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 60.7% for women. 65% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 454 (34%) · ■ Farm labourers 487 (37%) · ■ Household industry 4 (0%) · ■ Other work 271 (20%) · ■ Marginal 116 (9%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Kallakkurichi - Poondi 2,360 people - Madur 2,336 people - Velakurichi 2,319 people - Sellampattu 2,299 people - Thensiruvalur 2,278 people - Eliyathur 2,274 people - Kanangur 2,270 people - Kural 2,235 people All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi ## Other places named Kadathur - Kadathur · Town, Dharmapuri · 11,382 people - Kadathur · Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode · 4,171 people - Kadathur · Village, Madathukulam, Tiruppur · 3,256 people ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kadathur? 606201 - How far is Kadathur from Viluppuram? 55 km by road - What is the population of Kadathur? 2,289 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kadathur in? Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kadathur? 69.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/kadathur/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.