# Paturu Village, Puthalapattu, Chittoor (Andhra Pradesh) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/puthalapattu/paturu/ Village · Puthalapattu, Chittoor # Paturu Paturu is a village in Puthalapattu sub-district of Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh, PIN code **517124**. The 2011 Census counted **1,464 people in 400 households**, the 14th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.5%. - 1,464people (2011) - 400households - 69.2%literacy - 517124PIN code ## Paturu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paturu is 517124.** Paturu falls in Puthalapattu sub-district, Chittoor district, Andhra Pradesh. - PIN code517124 - Gram panchayatPaturu - Community development blockPuthalapattu - Census village code596458 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paturu from nearby towns? - Puthalapattu (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Chittoor (district HQ)26 km by road - Chittoor (nearest town)26 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 Paturu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Paturu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Puthalapattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Chittoor - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chittoor - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Paturu known for? The main crops are **chillies and ground nut**. Products made here include gur. About 28% of the 836 hectares of village land is sown, and 90 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 Paturu Of every 100 households in Paturu in 2011, 83 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 45 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Paturu · ■ Puthalapattu rural average Electricity for lighting ****83%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **80% Tap water ****78%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****100%** **45% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%** **75% Use banking services ****45%** **71% Television ****43%** **52% Mobile phone ****45%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****8%** **18% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****37%** **22% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Paturu? ■ Paturu · ■ Puthalapattu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.2%** **73.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****859** **891 Working population ****39.9%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 60.1% for women. 54% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 144 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 292 (50%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 109 (19%) · **■** Marginal 33 (6%) 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 Puthalapattu - Baitapalle2,011 people - Thalupulapalle1,762 people - Goduguchinta1,590 people - Oddepalle1,502 people - Venuthanapalle1,285 people - Akanambattu1,199 people - Chitipiralla1,143 people - Peta Agraharam1,110 people [All 21 villages in Puthalapattu](https://wherepedia.org/india/andhra-pradesh/chittoor/puthalapattu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paturu?517124 - How far is Paturu from Chittoor?26 km by road - What is the population of Paturu?1,464 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paturu in?Chittoor district (Puthalapattu sub-district), Andhra Pradesh - What is the literacy rate of Paturu?69.2% (Census 2011)