# Katrambakkam Village, Vanur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/katrambakkam/ Village · Vanur, Viluppuram # Katrambakkam Katrambakkam is a village in Vanur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605109**. The 2011 Census counted **1,887 people in 435 households**, the 30th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%. - 1,887people (2011) - 435households - 65.2%literacy - 605109PIN code ## Katrambakkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Katrambakkam is 605109.** Katrambakkam falls in Vanur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605109 - Gram panchayatKatrambakkam - Community development blockVanur - Census village code632782 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Katrambakkam from nearby towns? - Vanur (sub-district HQ)4 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)25 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 Katrambakkam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Katrambakkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Pulichapallam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Akasampattu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Puducherry - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)18 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 Katrambakkam known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 71% of the 490 hectares of village land is sown, and 302 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 Katrambakkam Of every 100 households in Katrambakkam in 2011, 85 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Katrambakkam · ■ Vanur rural average Electricity for lighting ****85%** **92% Toilet within the home ****7%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **81% Tap water ****99%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****6%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **73% Use banking services ****45%** **53% Television ****86%** **88% Mobile phone ****50%** **61% Computer with internet ****2%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****7%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **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 Katrambakkam? ■ Katrambakkam · ■ Vanur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.2%** **75.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1133** **964 Working population ****49.1%** **49.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.1% for men and 56.2% for women. 56% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 23 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 650 (70%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 213 (23%) · **■** Marginal 35 (4%) 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 Vanur - Kaluperumbakkam2,122 people - Kadapperikuppam2,028 people - Adanappattu1,929 people - Kondamur1,915 people - Kodur1,869 people - Olundiyappattu1,831 people - Kilappakkam1,788 people - Siruvai1,752 people [All 80 villages in Vanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Katrambakkam?605109 - How far is Katrambakkam from Viluppuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Katrambakkam?1,887 (Census 2011) - Which district is Katrambakkam in?Viluppuram district (Vanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Katrambakkam?65.2% (Census 2011)