# Pudaiyur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore 

# Pudaiyur

Pudaiyur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608701**. The 2011 Census counted **2,475 people in 598 households**, the 21st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%.

- 2,475people (2011)
- 598households
- 71.0%literacy
- 608701PIN code

## Pudaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Pudaiyur is 608701.** Pudaiyur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code608701
- Gram panchayatPudaiyur
- Community development blockKeerapalayam
- Census village code636949

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Pudaiyur from nearby towns?

- Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)56 km by road
- Sethiathoppu (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 Pudaiyur?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Pudaiyur; 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
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Vadakkupalayam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Srimushnam
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Palayankottai
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATMunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)21 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 Pudaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 26% of the 1,104 hectares of village land is sown, and 8 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 Pudaiyur

Of every 100 households in Pudaiyur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Pudaiyur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**19%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**80%

Tap water ****66%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****15%**

**21%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%**

**18%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**81%

Use banking services ****40%**

**44%

Television ****94%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****56%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****16%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****3%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Pudaiyur?

■ Pudaiyur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.0%**

**77.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****980**

**988

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****762**

**886

Working population ****37.9%**

**47.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.6% for men and 61.6% for women. 53% of men and 22% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 190 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 594 (63%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 119 (13%) · **■** Marginal 31 (3%)

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 Kattumannarkoil

- Srineduncheri2,857 people
- Sriputhur2,749 people
- Perur2,570 people
- Palayankottai2,543 people
- Thethambattu2,430 people
- Kavalagudi2,389 people
- Muttam2,365 people
- Nangudi2,362 people

[All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Pudaiyur?608701
- How far is Pudaiyur from Cuddalore?56 km by road
- What is the population of Pudaiyur?2,475 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Pudaiyur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Pudaiyur?71.0% (Census 2011)
