# Puttur Ka. Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/puttur-ka/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Puttur Ka. Puttur Ka. is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606103**. The 2011 Census counted **730 people in 180 households**, the 143rd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 730people (2011) - 180households - 75.7%literacy - 606103PIN code ## Puttur Ka. PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puttur Ka. is 606103.** Puttur Ka. falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606103 - Gram panchayatSiruvappur - Community development blockKammapuram - Census village code637206 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puttur Ka. from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)64 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)20 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 Puttur Ka.? 10 services counted by the Census are inside Puttur Ka.; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kammapuram - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Velayamadevi Kilpathi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Puttur Ka. known for? The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 70% of the 105 hectares of village land is sown, and 74 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 Puttur Ka. Of every 100 households in Puttur Ka. in 2011, 93 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 84 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 9 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puttur Ka. · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****2%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **83% Tap water ****1%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****84%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****16%** **79% Use banking services ****23%** **54% Television ****97%** **87% Mobile phone ****72%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****9%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****1%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **96% 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 Puttur Ka.? ■ Puttur Ka. · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.7%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****872** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **852 Working population ****40.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.1% for men and 61.1% for women. 55% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 202 (68%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 28 (9%) · **■** Marginal 6 (2%) 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 Virudhachalam - Managathi755 people - Kiramangalam751 people - Vilakkapadi743 people - Kavanai738 people - Melakurichi710 people - Kulapakkam707 people - Chinnakappankulam704 people - Kaliyamedu703 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puttur Ka.?606103 - How far is Puttur Ka. from Cuddalore?64 km by road - What is the population of Puttur Ka.?730 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puttur Ka. in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puttur Ka.?75.7% (Census 2011)