# Pushpathur Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/pushpathur/ Village · Palani, Dindigul # Pushpathur Pushpathur is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624618**. The 2011 Census counted **8,490 people in 2,436 households**, the 3rd largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 8,490people (2011) - 2,436households - 75.3%literacy - 624618PIN code ## Pushpathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pushpathur is 624618.** Pushpathur falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624618 - Gram panchayatPushpathur - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635129 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pushpathur from nearby towns? - Palani (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)66 km by road - Madathukulam (nearest town)3 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 Pushpathur? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Pushpathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Railway stationIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Madathukulam - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Thalaiyuthu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 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 Pushpathur known for? The main crops are **coconut, sugarcane and maize**. Products made here include paper. About 58% of the 1,627 hectares of village land is sown, and 524 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 Pushpathur Of every 100 households in Pushpathur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 80 cooked with LPG; 77 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Pushpathur · ■ Palani rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****36%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****53%** **70% Tap water ****98%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****80%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **57% Use banking services ****57%** **51% Television ****89%** **82% Mobile phone ****77%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****68%** **85% 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 Pushpathur? ■ Pushpathur · ■ Palani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.3%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **937 Working population ****49.6%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 67.7% for women. 63% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 414 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,051 (25%) · **■** Household industry 73 (2%) · **■** Other work 2,517 (60%) · **■** Marginal 158 (4%) 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 Palani - A-Kalayamputhur11,746 people - Kodaimangalam8,554 people - Pappampatti7,988 people - Thalaiyuthu5,923 people - Manoor5,746 people - Andipatti5,506 people [All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pushpathur?624618 - How far is Pushpathur from Dindigul?66 km by road - What is the population of Pushpathur?8,490 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pushpathur in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pushpathur?75.3% (Census 2011)