Kalathur, Karaikkudi, Sivaganga, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 18, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kalathur


The village Kalathur is located in Karaikkudi Taluk of Sivaganga District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Kalathur Gram Panchayat. It comes under Sakkottai Community Development Block. The nearest town is Puduvayal, which is about 10 kilometers away from Kalathur.

Travel and Communication for Kalathur


The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station 5-10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kalathur,
Sivaganga,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 630108

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Kalathur


Climate, Environment and Weather data, climate change reports etc. for Kalathur is available as professional paid service. You may contact us for further details and sample data.

A brief summary of available data for Kalathur is given below:

CategoryResolutionPeriod
Precipitation - hHalf Hourly / 0.1 deg (11 kms) grid2001 - 2024
Precipitation - lDaily / 0.25 deg (28 kms) grid1901 - 2024
Temperature - hMonthly / 0.5 deg (55 kms) grid1901 - 2023
Temperature - lDaily / 1 deg (111 kms) grid1951 - 2024

Social Structure of Kalathur


As per available data from the year 2009, 1439 persons live in 338 house holds in the village Kalathur. There are 723 female individuals and 716 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 50.24% and males constitute 49.76% of the total population.

There are 308 scheduled castes persons of which 162 are females and 146 are males. Females constitute 52.6% and males constitute 47.4% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.4% of the total population.

Population density of Kalathur is 164.81 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kalathur


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Total area of Kalathur is 873.12 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 322.47 ha. About 322.47 ha is irrigated area. About 3.33 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 319.14 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes.

About 368.37 ha is in non-agricultural use. About 2.41 ha is under miscellaneous tree crops.

About 12.36 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 32.57 ha is culturable waste land. About 134.94 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Kalathur


There are 5 government pre-primary schools. Additionally, there is a private pre-primary school in the village Kalathur.

There are 3 government primary schools in the village Kalathur.

There are 2 government middle schools in the village Kalathur.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Periakottai, which is less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Periakottai, which is less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

Colleges in Kalathur


There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Karaikkudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a private engineering college in Karaikkudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Tiruchirappalli, which is more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a private management institute in Karaikkudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Karaikkudi, which is more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

Other Educational Facilities in Kalathur


There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a private vocational training school / ITI in Kottaiyur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

There are 2 government non formal training centres in the village Kalathur.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Kottaiyur, which is more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

Healthcare Facilities in Kalathur


There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a primary health centre less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a dispensary less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Kalathur.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Kalathur or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

*Note: Most of the above information provided as per data compiled from the year 2009.

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