# Puthur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/puthur/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Puthur Puthur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608305**. The 2011 Census counted **946 people in 215 households**, the 88th largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 946people (2011) - 215households - 77.5%literacy - 608305PIN code ## Puthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthur is 608305.** Puthur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608305 - Gram panchayatPuthur - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636960 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? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)65 km by road - Lalpet (nearest town)8 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? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Puthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · T.Neduncheri - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kattumannarkoil - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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, black gram and betelvine**. About 78% of the 113 hectares of village land is sown, and 88 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, 99 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 21 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 6 a car. ■ Puthur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****99%** **95% Toilet within the home ****24%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **80% Tap water ****93%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****21%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **81% Use banking services ****21%** **44% Television ****97%** **91% Mobile phone ****33%** **60% Computer with internet ****10%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****6%** **1% None of these assets ****0%** **4% 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 · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.5%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****935** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****812** **886 Working population ****54.7%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.5% for men and 72.2% for women. 69% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 45 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 341 (66%) · **■** Other work 129 (25%) · **■** Marginal 2 (0%) 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 - Arulmozhidevan1,043 people - Mullangudi1,015 people - Thorappu974 people - Poorthangudi949 people - Alanganatham945 people - Kuchur942 people - Adhanur927 people - Sarvarajanpettai916 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthur?608305 - How far is Puthur from Cuddalore?65 km by road - What is the population of Puthur?946 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthur?77.5% (Census 2011)