# Puthur Village, Kottarakkara, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/puthur/ Village · Kottarakkara, Kollam # Puthur Puthur is a village in Kottarakkara sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691507**. The 2011 Census counted **19,786 people in 5,181 households**, the 17th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 96.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.3%. - 19,786people (2011) - 5,181households - 96.9%literacy - 691507PIN code ## Puthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthur is 691507.** Puthur falls in Kottarakkara sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691507 - Gram panchayatPavithreswaram, Mylom, Neduvathoor, Kulakkada - Community development blockVettikkavala - Census village code628405 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puthur from nearby towns? - Kottarakkara (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)28 km by road - Kollam (nearest town)28 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 Puthur? 26 services counted by the Census are inside Puthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 6 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 6 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 3 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kottarakkara - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chandanathope - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 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 Puthur known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and tapioca**. About 82% of the 1,376 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Puthur Of every 100 households in Puthur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 39 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 10 a car. ■ Puthur · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****94%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **5% Tap water ****34%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****92%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****39%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **70% Use banking services ****71%** **71% Television ****80%** **75% Mobile phone ****67%** **71% Computer with internet ****6%** **4% Two-wheeler ****22%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****10%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **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 Puthur? ■ Puthur · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****96.9%** **94.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1122** **1141 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****942** **974 Working population ****35.7%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.2% for men and 95.8% for women. 50% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 689 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 455 (6%) · **■** Household industry 107 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,752 (67%) · **■** Marginal 1,057 (15%) 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 Kottarakkara - Kummil20,383 people - Chithara20,268 people - Kalayapuram20,233 people - Vettikkavala20,118 people - Kottukkal18,400 people - Ummannoor17,406 people - Ittiva17,270 people - Valakam16,384 people [All 26 villages in Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthur?691507 - How far is Puthur from Kollam?28 km by road - What is the population of Puthur?19,786 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthur in?Kollam district (Kottarakkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Puthur?96.9% (Census 2011)