# Kattalai Village, Tindivanam, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/kattalai/ Village · Tindivanam, Viluppuram # Kattalai Kattalai is a village in Tindivanam sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604001**. The 2011 Census counted **1,453 people in 365 households**, the 82nd largest of 218 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 1,453people (2011) - 365households - 57.9%literacy - 604001PIN code ## Kattalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kattalai is 604001.** Kattalai falls in Tindivanam sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604001 - Gram panchayatKattalai - Community development blockMarakkanam - Census village code632604 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kattalai from nearby towns? - Tindivanam (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)12 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 Kattalai? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Kattalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Endiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Tindivanam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)7 h summer · 4 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 Kattalai known for? The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 57% of the 527 hectares of village land is sown, and 222 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 Kattalai Of every 100 households in Kattalai in 2011, 90 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Kattalai · ■ Tindivanam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****98%** **79% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **74% Use banking services ****20%** **40% Television ****81%** **88% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Kattalai? ■ Kattalai · ■ Tindivanam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.9%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **997 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1145** **976 Working population ****50.1%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 67.5% for men and 48.2% for women. 65% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 356 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 125 (17%) · **■** Other work 148 (20%) · **■** Marginal 99 (14%) 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 Tindivanam - Attur1,473 people - T. Nellalam1,467 people - Ganapathipattu1,462 people - Kodiam1,460 people - Jaggampettai1,411 people - Peradikuppam1,404 people - Sendamangalam1,396 people - Vadampundi1,379 people [All 223 villages in Tindivanam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tindivanam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kattalai?604001 - How far is Kattalai from Viluppuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Kattalai?1,453 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kattalai in?Viluppuram district (Tindivanam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kattalai?57.9% (Census 2011)