# Kalathur Village, Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/srivilliputhur/kalathur/ Village · Srivilliputhur, Virudhunagar # Kalathur Kalathur is a village in Srivilliputhur sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626149**. The 2011 Census counted **230 people in 62 households**, the 42nd largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 51.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 230people (2011) - 62households - 51.4%literacy - 626149PIN code ## Kalathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Kalathur is 626149.** Kalathur falls in Srivilliputhur sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626149 - Gram panchayatVadugapatti - Community development blockWatrap - Census village code641228 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Kalathur from nearby towns? - Srivilliputhur (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)25 km by road - Srivilliputhur (nearest town)18 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 Kalathur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Kalathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · S.Ammapatti - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kunnur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Kunnur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Kalathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and maize**. About 8% of the 610 hectares of village land is sown, and 22 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 Kalathur Of every 100 households in Kalathur in 2011, 86 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Kalathur · ■ Srivilliputhur rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **17% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **73% Tap water ****97%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **67% Use banking services ****3%** **29% Television ****88%** **84% Mobile phone ****61%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **83% 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 Kalathur? ■ Kalathur · ■ Srivilliputhur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****51.4%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1072** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****833** **938 Working population ****57.4%** **52.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 62.6% for men and 41.3% for women. 62% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 32 (24%) · **■** Farm labourers 76 (58%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 17 (13%) · **■** Marginal 5 (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 Srivilliputhur - Vellaipottal929 people - Nallingaperi532 people - Govindanallur372 people - Rudrappanaickenpatti282 people - S.Ammapatti168 people - Valaikulam RF93 people - Srivilliputtur R.F.71 people - Khansabpuram48 people [All 56 villages in Srivilliputhur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/srivilliputhur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Kalathur?626149 - How far is Kalathur from Virudhunagar?25 km by road - What is the population of Kalathur?230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Kalathur in?Virudhunagar district (Srivilliputhur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Kalathur?51.4% (Census 2011)