Kalathur, Watrap, Virudhunagar, Tamil Nadu, India

Content updated on May 17, 2024.

Geographic Location of Kalathur


The village Kalathur is located in Watrap Taluk of Virudhunagar District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Vadugapatti Gram Panchayat. It comes under Watrap Community Development Block. The nearest town is Srivilliputhur, which is about 18 kilometers away from Kalathur.

Travel and Communication for Kalathur


There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Kalathur,
Virudhunagar,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 626149

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, 230 persons live in 62 house holds in the village Kalathur. There are 119 female individuals and 111 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 51.74% and males constitute 48.26% of the total population.

There are 78 scheduled castes persons of which 44 are females and 34 are males. Females constitute 56.41% and males constitute 43.59% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 33.91% of the total population.

Population density of Kalathur is 37.69 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Kalathur


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Total area of Kalathur is 610.27 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 47.59 ha. About 26.08 ha is un-irrigated area. About 21.51 ha is irrigated area. About 13.15 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells. About 0.36 ha is irrigated by tanks/lakes. About 8 ha is irrigated by other sources of water.

About 184.14 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 13.33 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 12.5 ha is culturable waste land. About 352.32 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows. About 0.39 ha is covered by barren and un-cultivable land.

Schools in Kalathur


There is a government pre-primary school in the village Kalathur.

There is a government primary school in the village Kalathur.

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

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in S.ammapatti, 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 S.ammapatti, 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 government arts and science degree college in Kunnur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Kunnur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

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

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Kunnur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Kunnur, which is less than 5 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 government vocational training school / ITI in Kunnur, which is less than 5 kms away from Kalathur.

There is a government non formal training centre 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 Pattakkulam Sallipatti, which is 5-10 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 more than 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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