# Puttagaram Village, Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/nagapattinam/puttagaram/ Village · Nagapattinam, Nagapattinam # Puttagaram Puttagaram is a village in Nagapattinam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609504**. The 2011 Census counted **2,790 people in 698 households**, the 14th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%. - 2,790people (2011) - 698households - 86.3%literacy - 609504PIN code ## Puttagaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puttagaram is 609504.** Puttagaram falls in Nagapattinam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609504 - Gram panchayatPuttagaram - Community development blockThirumarugal - Census village code637641 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puttagaram from nearby towns? - Nagapattinam (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 km by road - Nannilam (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 Puttagaram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Puttagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Enangudi - ○Degree college5–10 km · Panangattangudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 9 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 Puttagaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and black gram**. About 76% of the 360 hectares of village land is sown, and 269 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 Puttagaram Of every 100 households in Puttagaram in 2011, 92 had electricity, 59 a toilet at home and 53 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Puttagaram · ■ Nagapattinam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****59%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****41%** **62% Tap water ****63%** **65% Drinking water within premises ****63%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****53%** **26% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****46%** **71% Use banking services ****58%** **41% Television ****94%** **89% Mobile phone ****46%** **54% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **5% Own their home ****88%** **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 Puttagaram? ■ Puttagaram · ■ Nagapattinam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **83.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****993** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****955** **957 Working population ****38.6%** **43.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 80.7% for women. 61% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 118 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (39%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 480 (45%) · **■** Marginal 38 (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 Nagapattinam - Kattumavadi3,496 people - Adalaiyur3,316 people - Tirupugalur3,247 people - Kottur2,827 people - Vadavoor2,735 people - Srirangadipuliyur2,716 people - Tirukkannapuram2,573 people - Sengamangalam2,568 people [All 83 villages in Nagapattinam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/nagapattinam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puttagaram?609504 - How far is Puttagaram from Nagapattinam?30 km by road - What is the population of Puttagaram?2,790 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puttagaram in?Nagapattinam district (Nagapattinam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puttagaram?86.3% (Census 2011)