# Govindaputhur Village, Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/govindaputhur/ Village · Udayarpalayam, Ariyalur # Govindaputhur Govindaputhur is a village in Udayarpalayam sub-district of Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621701**. The 2011 Census counted **4,850 people in 1,265 households**, the 21st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.9%. - 4,850people (2011) - 1,265households - 68.7%literacy - 621701PIN code ## Govindaputhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Govindaputhur is 621701.** Govindaputhur falls in Udayarpalayam sub-district, Ariyalur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621701 - Gram panchayatGovindaputhur, Kasankottai - Community development blockT. Palur - Census village code636423 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Govindaputhur from nearby towns? - Jayankondam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Ariyalur (district HQ)35 km by road - Swamimalai (nearest town)10 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 Govindaputhur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Govindaputhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●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 - ●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 · Sripurandan - ○Degree college10+ km · Thathanur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Jayankondam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Govindaputhur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 75% of the 1,043 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Govindaputhur Of every 100 households in Govindaputhur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Govindaputhur · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **85% Tap water ****88%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **86% Use banking services ****30%** **46% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****55%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Govindaputhur? ■ Govindaputhur · ■ Udayarpalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.7%** **70.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **878 Working population ****50.3%** **48.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.1% for men and 59.0% for women. 58% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 822 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,068 (44%) · **■** Household industry 30 (1%) · **■** Other work 132 (5%) · **■** Marginal 388 (16%) 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 Udayarpalayam - Thaluthalaimedu5,271 people - Muthuservamadam5,174 people - Thathanur5,050 people - Sooriyamanal4,858 people - Vangudi4,784 people - Eravangudy4,740 people - Vanathirayampattinam4,687 people - Kadambur4,470 people [All 118 villages in Udayarpalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ariyalur/udayarpalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Govindaputhur?621701 - How far is Govindaputhur from Ariyalur?35 km by road - What is the population of Govindaputhur?4,850 (Census 2011) - Which district is Govindaputhur in?Ariyalur district (Udayarpalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Govindaputhur?68.7% (Census 2011)