# Puthakudy Village, Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/puthakudy/ Village · Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal # Puthakudy Puthakudy is a village in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609609**. The 2011 Census counted **2,304 people in 573 households**, the 13th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 2,304people (2011) - 573households - 77.4%literacy - 609609PIN code ## Puthakudy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthakudy is 609609.** Puthakudy falls in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609609 - Gram panchayatPonbethy , Melakasakudy - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code644998 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puthakudy from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)7 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)7 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 Puthakudy? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Puthakudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nedungadu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)24 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 Puthakudy known for? The main crops are **paddy, blackgram and green gram**. Products made here include coir rope. About 54% of the 473 hectares of village land is sown, and 232 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 Puthakudy Of every 100 households in Puthakudy in 2011, 84 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 53 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puthakudy · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **54% Tap water ****93%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **46% Use banking services ****56%** **71% Television ****64%** **72% Mobile phone ****53%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****16%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **82% 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 Puthakudy? ■ Puthakudy · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****921** **933 Working population ****42.4%** **34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 69.6% for women. 56% of men and 29% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 25 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 400 (41%) · **■** Household industry 11 (1%) · **■** Other work 235 (24%) · **■** Marginal 305 (31%) 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 Thirunallar Taluk - Ponbethy2,604 people - Sellur2,482 people - Thennankudy2,321 people - Thevamapuram2,305 people - Melakasakudy2,140 people - Keezhavoor1,119 people - Subrayapuram1,069 people [All 16 villages in Thirunallar Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthakudy?609609 - How far is Puthakudy from Karaikal?7 km by road - What is the population of Puthakudy?2,304 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthakudy in?Karaikal district (Thirunallar Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Puthakudy?77.4% (Census 2011)