# Katanur Village, Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Tiruchuli, Virudhunagar 

# Katanur

Katanur is a village in Tiruchuli sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **630610**. The 2011 Census counted **1,941 people in 469 households**, the 9th largest of 109 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.5%.

- 1,941people (2011)
- 469households
- 79.9%literacy
- 630610PIN code

## Katanur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Katanur is 630610.** Katanur falls in Tiruchuli sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code630610
- Gram panchayatKattanoor, Uluthimadai
- Community development blockNarikudi
- Census village code641487

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

## How far is Katanur from nearby towns?

- Tiruchuli (sub-district HQ)32 km by road
- Virudhunagar (district HQ)65 km by road
- Manamadurai (nearest town)17 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 Katanur?

23 services counted by the Census are inside Katanur; 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 · 2 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree college10+ km · Manamadurai
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manalur
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)6 h summer · 3 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 Katanur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, chilli and cotton**. About 16% of the 910 hectares of village land is sown, and 150 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 Katanur

Of every 100 households in Katanur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 13 had a mobile phone, 3 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Katanur · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**84%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**88%

Tap water ****80%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**5%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%**

**14%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**82%

Use banking services ****1%**

**41%

Television ****98%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****13%**

**55%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****3%**

**10%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Katanur?

■ Katanur · ■ Tiruchuli rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.9%**

**74.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****928**

**984

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1102**

**929

Working population ****72.5%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.6% for men and 72.5% for women. 78% of men and 67% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 946 (67%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (0%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 322 (23%) · **■** Marginal 129 (9%)

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 Tiruchuli

- Pannaimoonadradaippu2,560 people
- M.Pudukkulam2,259 people
- Pillaiyarkulam2,134 people
- Theli1,942 people
- Naloor1,917 people
- Undurnikidakulam1,849 people
- Poombidagai1,716 people
- Ulakkudi1,643 people

[All 150 villages in Tiruchuli](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/tiruchuli/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Katanur?630610
- How far is Katanur from Virudhunagar?65 km by road
- What is the population of Katanur?1,941 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Katanur in?Virudhunagar district (Tiruchuli sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Katanur?79.9% (Census 2011)
