# Puvattakudi Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai 

# Puvattakudi

Puvattakudi is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614624**. The 2011 Census counted **2,879 people in 740 households**, the 18th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%.

- 2,879people (2011)
- 740households
- 82.9%literacy
- 614624PIN code

## Puvattakudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puvattakudi is 614624.** Puvattakudi falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614624
- Gram panchayatPuvathakudi
- Community development blockAranthangi
- Census village code639708

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

## How far is Puvattakudi from nearby towns?

- Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)40 km by road
- Aranthangi (nearest town)10 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 Puvattakudi?

22 services counted by the Census are inside Puvattakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajendrapuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Silattur
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Puvattakudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 35% of the 1,054 hectares of village land is sown, and 284 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 Puvattakudi

Of every 100 households in Puvattakudi in 2011, 96 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 33 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puvattakudi · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**20%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**76%

Tap water ****98%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**11%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****98%**

**88%

Use banking services ****54%**

**40%

Television ****91%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****33%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

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

**7%

Own their home ****92%**

**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 Puvattakudi?

■ Puvattakudi · ■ Aranthangi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.9%**

**78.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****998**

**1062

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****850**

**948

Working population ****45.2%**

**48.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 90.2% for men and 75.8% for women. 56% of men and 34% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 366 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 296 (23%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 245 (19%) · **■** Marginal 392 (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 Aranthangi

- Maramadakki3,559 people
- Paravakkottai3,351 people
- Attani2,924 people
- Ayangudi2,921 people
- Kodivayal2,686 people
- Avanathankottai2,683 people
- Kovilvayal2,677 people
- Melapattu2,616 people

[All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puvattakudi?614624
- How far is Puvattakudi from Pudukkottai?40 km by road
- What is the population of Puvattakudi?2,879 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puvattakudi in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puvattakudi?82.9% (Census 2011)
