# Puliyur Village, Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/puliyur/ Village · Kurinjipadi, Cuddalore # Puliyur Puliyur is a village in Kurinjipadi sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **607301**. The 2011 Census counted **9,701 people in 2,327 households**, the 2nd largest of 53 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%. - 9,701people (2011) - 2,327households - 70.4%literacy - 607301PIN code ## Puliyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puliyur is 607301.** Puliyur falls in Kurinjipadi sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code607301 - Gram panchayatSamuttikuppam, Puliyur - Community development blockKurinjipadi - Census village code636685 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puliyur from nearby towns? - Kurinjipadi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)25 km by road - Kurinjipadi (nearest town)12 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 Puliyur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Puliyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Valudambattu - ○Degree college10+ km · Kurinjipadi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kurinjipadi - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus service10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Puliyur known for? The main crops are **cashew, banana and sugarcane**. About 89% of the 1,388 hectares of village land is sown, and 37 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 Puliyur Of every 100 households in Puliyur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Puliyur · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **94% Toilet within the home ****10%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **77% Tap water ****92%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **70% Use banking services ****38%** **43% Television ****79%** **90% Mobile phone ****67%** **63% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****7%** **4% Own their home ****100%** **92% 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 Puliyur? ■ Puliyur · ■ Kurinjipadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **73.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****950** **980 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****702** **876 Working population ****48.8%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 59.5% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,070 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,602 (34%) · **■** Household industry 73 (2%) · **■** Other work 415 (9%) · **■** Marginal 1,573 (33%) 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 Kurinjipadi - Vadakuthu21,236 people - Valudambattu8,900 people - Kilur6,314 people - Vadakkumelur6,132 people - Agaram5,715 people [All 53 villages in Kurinjipadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kurinjipadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puliyur?607301 - How far is Puliyur from Cuddalore?25 km by road - What is the population of Puliyur?9,701 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puliyur in?Cuddalore district (Kurinjipadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puliyur?70.4% (Census 2011)