# Sethur Village, Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal (Puducherry) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/sethur/ Village · Thirunallar Taluk, Karaikal # Sethur Sethur is a village in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district of Karaikal district, Puducherry, PIN code **609601**. The 2011 Census counted **3,890 people in 983 households**, the 6th largest of 16 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 84.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 84.4%. - 3,890people (2011) - 983households - 84.5%literacy - 609601PIN code ## Sethur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Sethur is 609601.** Sethur falls in Thirunallar Taluk sub-district, Karaikal district, Puducherry. - PIN code609601 - Gram panchayatKarukkankudy , Sethur - Community development blockKaraikal Cd Block - Census village code645009 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Sethur from nearby towns? - Karaikal (sub-district HQ)11 km by road - Karaikal (district HQ)11 km by road - Karaikal (nearest town)11 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 Sethur? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Sethur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ambagrathur - ○Degree college10+ km · Karaikal - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thirumalairayanpattinam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ 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 Sethur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and black gram**. Products made here include sodium chloride, wall & floor tiles and wall & floor tiles. About 66% of the 575 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Sethur Of every 100 households in Sethur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 40 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Sethur · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****46%** **44% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **54% Tap water ****79%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****71%** **54% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****40%** **47% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **46% Use banking services ****67%** **71% Television ****70%** **72% Mobile phone ****71%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****29%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****10%** **10% Own their home ****81%** **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 Sethur? ■ Sethur · ■ Thirunallar Taluk rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****84.5%** **84.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004** **1039 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****878** **933 Working population ****34.7%** **34.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 77.0% for women. 57% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 50 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 522 (39%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 659 (49%) · **■** Marginal 100 (7%) 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 - Thirunallar6,866 people - Kurumbagaram5,212 people - Nedungadu4,886 people - Sorakudy4,666 people - Nallazhundur3,575 people - Pettai3,192 people - Ponbethy2,604 people - Sellur2,482 people [All 16 villages in Thirunallar Taluk](https://wherepedia.org/india/puducherry/karaikal/thirunallar-taluk/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Sethur?609601 - How far is Sethur from Karaikal?11 km by road - What is the population of Sethur?3,890 (Census 2011) - Which district is Sethur in?Karaikal district (Thirunallar Taluk sub-district), Puducherry - What is the literacy rate of Sethur?84.5% (Census 2011)