Kathalur, Viralimalai
Kathalur is a village located in the Viralimalai Taluk of Pudukkottai district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Viralimalai block and comes under Kathaloor Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Karur parliament constituency and Viralimalai assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Kathalur is 1.7 thousands out of which 814 are males and rest 842 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1034 females per 1000 males. There are around 183 teenagers in Kathalur. It has literacy rate of 51% which means around 837 persons can read and write. Total 144 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 400 households in Kathalur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.2 thousands. The pincode of Kathalur is 621316 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Viralimalai Sub Post office
- Theravur Branch Post office
- Velur Branch Post office
- Viralur Branch Post office
- Kodumbalur Branch Post office
Schools
Kathalur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Chellammal Matriculation Higher Secondary School
- Vivega Matric Higher Secondary School. Viralimalai
- Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Viralimalai
- Government Higher Secondary School(B) Viralimalai
- St Teresa's Primary School Viralimalai
Hospitals
Kathalur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kalkudi Sub-Center
- Mathripatty Sub-Center
- Athipallam Sub-Center
- Thenkaniyur Sub-Center
- Viralur Sub-Center
Banks
Kathalur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.