# Paruthiyur Village, Oddanchatram, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Oddanchatram, Dindigul 

# Paruthiyur

Paruthiyur is a village in Oddanchatram sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624616**. The 2011 Census counted **1,223 people in 373 households**, the 46th largest of 56 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.3%.

- 1,223people (2011)
- 373households
- 67.8%literacy
- 624616PIN code

## Paruthiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Paruthiyur is 624616.** Paruthiyur falls in Oddanchatram sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code624616
- Gram panchayatParuthiyur
- Community development blockThoppampatti
- Census village code635177

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

## How far is Paruthiyur from nearby towns?

- Oddanchatram (sub-district HQ)29 km by road
- Dindigul (district HQ)57 km by road
- Dharapuram (nearest town)14 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 Paruthiyur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Paruthiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 school5–10 km · Markampatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dharapuram
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Paruthiyur known for?

The main crops are **corn, ground nut and millet**. About 70% of the 1,221 hectares of village land is sown, and 550 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 Paruthiyur

Of every 100 households in Paruthiyur in 2011, 83 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 41 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Paruthiyur · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Electricity for lighting ****83%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**23%

No toilet (open defecation) ****35%**

**72%

Tap water ****83%**

**73%

Drinking water within premises ****20%**

**20%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%**

**45%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****54%**

**49%

Use banking services ****45%**

**51%

Television ****86%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****41%**

**36%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**3%

None of these assets ****2%**

**7%

Own their home ****96%**

**88%

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 Paruthiyur?

■ Paruthiyur · ■ Oddanchatram rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****67.8%**

**70.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1008**

**1003

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****643**

**913

Working population ****62.8%**

**63.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 78.7% for men and 57.4% for women. 68% of men and 57% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 259 (34%) · **■** Farm labourers 261 (34%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 107 (14%) · **■** Marginal 135 (18%)

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 Oddanchatram

- Veeralapatti1,434 people
- M.Athappampatti1,355 people
- Ellapatti1,272 people
- Pudur1,258 people
- D.Pudukottai1,195 people
- Dasaripatti1,190 people
- Pungamuthur1,165 people
- Valayapatti1,141 people

[All 56 villages in Oddanchatram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/oddanchatram/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Paruthiyur?624616
- How far is Paruthiyur from Dindigul?57 km by road
- What is the population of Paruthiyur?1,223 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Paruthiyur in?Dindigul district (Oddanchatram sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Paruthiyur?67.8% (Census 2011)