# Puthur Village, Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thirukkuvalai, Nagapattinam 

# Puthur

Puthur is a village in Thirukkuvalai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614711**. The 2011 Census counted **1,794 people in 489 households**, the 16th largest of 35 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 1,794people (2011)
- 489households
- 77.7%literacy
- 614711PIN code

## Puthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puthur is 614711.** Puthur falls in Thirukkuvalai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614711
- Gram panchayatPuthur
- Community development blockThalainayar
- Census village code637789

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?

- Thirukkuvalai (sub-district HQ)12 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)32 km by road
- Thalainayar (nearest town)9 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?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Puthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Manakkudi
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruthuraipoondi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Ettugudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, 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 Puthur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 75% of the 373 hectares of village land is sown, and 274 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, 93 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 33 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Puthur · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****13%**

**21%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**76%

Tap water ****48%**

**77%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**3%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**72%

Use banking services ****21%**

**38%

Television ****90%**

**89%

Mobile phone ****33%**

**44%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****12%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**6%

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 Puthur?

■ Puthur · ■ Thirukkuvalai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.7%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**1023

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1070**

**990

Working population ****61.2%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 85.1% for men and 70.5% for women. 66% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 35 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 895 (82%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 123 (11%) · **■** Marginal 41 (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 Thirukkuvalai

- Thirividaimaruthur2,036 people
- Pangal1,972 people
- Valivalam1,935 people
- Tholuthur1,800 people
- Vadugoor1,783 people
- Therkupanaiyur1,778 people
- Malavelakarai1,718 people
- Sithamoor1,709 people

[All 35 villages in Thirukkuvalai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/thirukkuvalai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puthur?614711
- How far is Puthur from Nagapattinam?32 km by road
- What is the population of Puthur?1,794 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puthur in?Nagapattinam district (Thirukkuvalai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puthur?77.7% (Census 2011)