# Puthur Village, Kulithalai, Karur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/kulithalai/puthur/ Village · Kulithalai, Karur # Puthur Puthur is a village in Kulithalai sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621313**. The 2011 Census counted **3,780 people in 895 households**, the 20th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.2%. - 3,780people (2011) - 895households - 68.1%literacy - 621313PIN code ## Puthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthur is 621313.** Puthur falls in Kulithalai sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621313 - Gram panchayatPuthur - Community development blockThogaimalai - Census village code635629 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? - Kulithalai (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Karur (district HQ)94 km by road - Nangavaram (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 Puthur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Puthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●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 - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · R .T. Malai - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchirappalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · R .T. Malai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 19 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 **paddy, ground nut and sunflower**. Products made here include rice, ground nut oil and sunflower oil. About 11% of the 1,991 hectares of village land is sown, and 97 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, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puthur · ■ Kulithalai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****92%** **83% Tap water ****86%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **78% Use banking services ****50%** **47% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****72%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****28%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 · ■ Kulithalai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.1%** **70.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **987 Working population ****60.2%** **53.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.7% for men and 57.6% for women. 62% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 465 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,372 (60%) · **■** Household industry 13 (1%) · **■** Other work 405 (18%) · **■** Marginal 20 (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 Kulithalai - Rajendram4,212 people - Neidalur4,097 people - Mudalaipatti4,067 people - Porundalur4,059 people - Kallai3,738 people - Seplapatti3,286 people - Vadhiyam3,284 people - Vaiganallur2,843 people [All 36 villages in Kulithalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/kulithalai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthur?621313 - How far is Puthur from Karur?94 km by road - What is the population of Puthur?3,780 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthur in?Karur district (Kulithalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthur?68.1% (Census 2011)