# Puthukkarai Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode 

# Puthukkarai

Puthukkarai is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638313**. The 2011 Census counted **1,473 people in 440 households**, the 48th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 1,473people (2011)
- 440households
- 60.8%literacy
- 638313PIN code

## Puthukkarai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puthukkarai is 638313.** Puthukkarai falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638313
- Gram panchayatNanjaigopi
- Community development blockGobichettipalayam
- Census village code634910

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

## How far is Puthukkarai from nearby towns?

- Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)36 km by road
- Kuhalur (nearest town)2 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 Puthukkarai?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Puthukkarai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kugalur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Lakkampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Gobichettipalayam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Puthukkarai known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and turmeric**. About 93% of the 580 hectares of village land is sown, and 542 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 Puthukkarai

Of every 100 households in Puthukkarai in 2011, 88 had electricity, 29 a toilet at home and 58 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puthukkarai · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****29%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****71%**

**54%

Tap water ****54%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****58%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****30%**

**50%

Use banking services ****47%**

**53%

Television ****79%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****31%**

**40%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**3%

None of these assets ****8%**

**7%

Own their home ****84%**

**87%

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 Puthukkarai?

■ Puthukkarai · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.8%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****969**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****818**

**959

Working population ****57.0%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 68.4% for men and 53.2% for women. 63% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 62 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 630 (75%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (16%) · **■** Marginal 7 (1%)

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 Gobichettipalayam

- Nanjaigopi1,758 people
- Talguni1,693 people
- Chandrapuram1,597 people
- NanjaiPuliampatti1,522 people
- Nathipalayam1,385 people
- Mottanam1,111 people
- Ammapalayam1,102 people
- Avalampalayam960 people

[All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puthukkarai?638313
- How far is Puthukkarai from Erode?36 km by road
- What is the population of Puthukkarai?1,473 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puthukkarai in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puthukkarai?60.8% (Census 2011)