# Puduthurai Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam 

# Puduthurai

Puduthurai is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,780 people in 446 households**, the 63rd largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%.

- 1,780people (2011)
- 446households
- 76.6%literacy
- 609106PIN code

## Puduthurai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puduthurai is 609106.** Puduthurai falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609106
- Gram panchayatPudhuthurai
- Community development blockSirkali
- Census village code637411

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

## How far is Puduthurai from nearby towns?

- Sirkali (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)68 km by road
- Sirkali (nearest town)8 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 Puduthurai?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Puduthurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private
- ●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 · Nangur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Sirkali
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vaitheeswaran Koil
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 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 Puduthurai known for?

The main crops are **paddy and watermelon**. Products made here include rice. About 57% of the 351 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 Puduthurai

Of every 100 households in Puduthurai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 69 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puduthurai · ■ Sirkali rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****85%**

**66%

Tap water ****0%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**23%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****69%**

**27%

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

**71%

Use banking services ****17%**

**43%

Television ****96%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**17%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****3%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**95%

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 Puduthurai?

■ Puduthurai · ■ Sirkali rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****76.6%**

**79.8%

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

**1024

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1228**

**948

Working population ****38.1%**

**42.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.9% for men and 69.9% for women. 57% of men and 19% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 54 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 460 (68%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 153 (23%) · **■** Marginal 10 (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 Sirkali

- Alangadu1,933 people
- Puliyanthurai1,913 people
- Umayalpathy1,902 people
- Thiruppangur1,840 people
- Varisaipathuvadagal1,754 people
- Semmangudy1,692 people
- Karkoil1,663 people
- Agaravattaram1,650 people

[All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puduthurai?609106
- How far is Puduthurai from Nagapattinam?68 km by road
- What is the population of Puduthurai?1,780 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puduthurai in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puduthurai?76.6% (Census 2011)