# Kollur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram 

# Kollur

Kollur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605752**. The 2011 Census counted **3,031 people in 656 households**, the 45th largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%.

- 3,031people (2011)
- 656households
- 68.4%literacy
- 605752PIN code

## Kollur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Kollur is 605752.** Kollur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605752
- Gram panchayatKollur
- Community development blockMugaiyur
- Census village code633110

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Kollur from nearby towns?

- Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)40 km by road
- Arakandanallur (nearest town)3 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 Kollur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Kollur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn 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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Arakandanallur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirukkoyilur
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arakandanallur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 8 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 Kollur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and bajra**. About 36% of the 631 hectares of village land is sown, and 110 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 Kollur

Of every 100 households in Kollur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Kollur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****6%**

**11%

No toilet (open defecation) ****94%**

**88%

Tap water ****73%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****21%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%**

**22%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**76%

Use banking services ****13%**

**33%

Television ****87%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**16%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**96%

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 Kollur?

■ Kollur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%**

**67.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982**

**972

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****995**

**933

Working population ****59.2%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.0% for men and 58.5% for women. 67% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 20 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 4 (0%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 111 (6%) · **■** Marginal 1,657 (92%)

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 Tirukkoyilur

- Kangaiyanur3,075 people
- Tirupalapandal3,071 people
- Koovanur3,068 people
- Ayandur3,045 people
- Chithapattinam2,972 people
- Emappur2,858 people
- Kottamarudur2,856 people
- Elrampattu2,843 people

[All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Kollur?605752
- How far is Kollur from Viluppuram?40 km by road
- What is the population of Kollur?3,031 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Kollur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Kollur?68.4% (Census 2011)
