# Puthirankottai Village, Cheyyur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/puthirankottai/ Village · Cheyyur, Kancheepuram # Puthirankottai Puthirankottai is a village in Cheyyur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603401**. The 2011 Census counted **1,893 people in 471 households**, the 31st largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.2%. - 1,893people (2011) - 471households - 71.9%literacy - 603401PIN code ## Puthirankottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthirankottai is 603401.** Puthirankottai falls in Cheyyur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603401 - Gram panchayatPuthirankottai - Community development blockChithamur - Census village code630248 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puthirankottai from nearby towns? - Cheyyur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)110 km by road - Edakalinadu (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 Puthirankottai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Puthirankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kayapakkam - ○Degree college10+ km · Peruveli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Cheyyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ 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)14 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 Puthirankottai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and ragi**. About 54% of the 796 hectares of village land is sown, and 116 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 Puthirankottai Of every 100 households in Puthirankottai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 67 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puthirankottai · ■ Cheyyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****36%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****46%** **78% Tap water ****41%** **85% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****74%** **74% Use banking services ****36%** **37% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****67%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****99%** **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 Puthirankottai? ■ Puthirankottai · ■ Cheyyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **72.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1049** **935 Working population ****53.5%** **50.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.0% for men and 63.8% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 156 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (30%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 187 (18%) · **■** Marginal 354 (35%) 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 Cheyyur - Keelmaruvathur2,125 people - Irumbili1,947 people - Easur1,918 people - Sirumailur1,918 people - Thiruvadur1,887 people - Chitharkadu1,859 people - Nedumaram1,794 people - Kadugupattu1,765 people [All 117 villages in Cheyyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/cheyyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthirankottai?603401 - How far is Puthirankottai from Kancheepuram?110 km by road - What is the population of Puthirankottai?1,893 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthirankottai in?Kancheepuram district (Cheyyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthirankottai?71.9% (Census 2011)