# Puthur Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/puthur/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Puthur Puthur is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624801**. The 2011 Census counted **5,756 people in 1,249 households**, the 19th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 5,756people (2011) - 1,249households - 52.6%literacy - 624801PIN code ## Puthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthur is 624801.** Puthur falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624801 - Gram panchayatPuthur - Community development blockVadamadurai - Census village code635284 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? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)40 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)40 km by road - Ayyalur (nearest town)7 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? 18 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 - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn 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 · Ayakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Dindigul - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Dindigul - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Puthur known for? The main crops are **maize, paddy and tapioca**. About 25% of the 1,204 hectares of village land is sown, and 199 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, 71 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puthur · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****71%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **84% Tap water ****95%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **73% Use banking services ****25%** **49% Television ****81%** **77% Mobile phone ****35%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****52.6%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****986** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **899 Working population ****58.2%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 60.4% for men and 44.8% for women. 63% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 622 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 2,257 (67%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 238 (7%) · **■** Marginal 227 (7%) 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 Vedasandur - Tennampatti5,937 people - Mallapuram5,933 people - Landakottai5,835 people - Kottanatham5,792 people - Sriramapuram5,649 people - Nallamanarkottai5,448 people - Alambadi5,335 people - Pilathu5,054 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthur?624801 - How far is Puthur from Dindigul?40 km by road - What is the population of Puthur?5,756 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthur in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthur?52.6% (Census 2011)