# Puliyanthurai Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/puliyanthurai/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Puliyanthurai Puliyanthurai is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,913 people in 488 households**, the 60th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 1,913people (2011) - 488households - 77.1%literacy - 609101PIN code ## Puliyanthurai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puliyanthurai is 609101.** Puliyanthurai falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609101 - Gram panchayatPuliyanthurai - Community development blockKollidam - Census village code637359 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puliyanthurai from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)80 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)16 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 Puliyanthurai? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Puliyanthurai; 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 - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arasur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 12 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 Puliyanthurai known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 71% of the 648 hectares of village land is sown, and 455 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 Puliyanthurai Of every 100 households in Puliyanthurai in 2011, 97 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 4 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puliyanthurai · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****34%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **66% Tap water ****72%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **71% Use banking services ****21%** **43% Television ****92%** **90% Mobile phone ****40%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****4%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****100%** **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 Puliyanthurai? ■ Puliyanthurai · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.1%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****995** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****750** **948 Working population ****58.3%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.6% for men and 68.9% for women. 60% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 10 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 708 (63%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 60 (5%) · **■** Marginal 330 (30%) 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 - Nemmeli2,061 people - Pachaiperumanallur2,043 people - Valluvakudi1,981 people - Alangadu1,933 people - Umayalpathy1,902 people - Thiruppangur1,840 people - Puduthurai1,780 people - Varisaipathuvadagal1,754 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puliyanthurai?609101 - How far is Puliyanthurai from Nagapattinam?80 km by road - What is the population of Puliyanthurai?1,913 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puliyanthurai in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puliyanthurai?77.1% (Census 2011)