# Silattur Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/silattur/ Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai # Silattur Silattur is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614622**. The 2011 Census counted **5,099 people in 1,289 households**, the 5th largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 5,099people (2011) - 1,289households - 82.7%literacy - 614622PIN code ## Silattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Silattur is 614622.** Silattur falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614622 - Gram panchayatSilathur - Community development blockAranthangi - Census village code639723 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Silattur from nearby towns? - Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)25 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 Silattur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Silattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●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 - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Rajendrapuram - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - 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 Silattur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. About 24% of the 1,152 hectares of village land is sown, and 229 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 Silattur Of every 100 households in Silattur in 2011, 90 had electricity, 34 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Silattur · ■ Aranthangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **89% Toilet within the home ****34%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****35%** **76% Tap water ****75%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%** **88% Use banking services ****45%** **40% Television ****69%** **80% Mobile phone ****36%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****95%** **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 Silattur? ■ Silattur · ■ Aranthangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.7%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1017** **1062 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **948 Working population ****47.4%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 76.1% for women. 60% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 957 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 929 (38%) · **■** Household industry 44 (2%) · **■** Other work 406 (17%) · **■** Marginal 79 (3%) 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 - Merpanaikadu6,759 people - Mukkudi6,468 people - Arasarkulam Melpathi5,462 people - Chidambaraviduthy5,177 people - Memangalam4,910 people - Aliyanilai4,341 people - Kurumbur4,332 people - Arasarkulam Keelpathi3,959 people [All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Silattur?614622 - How far is Silattur from Pudukkottai?25 km by road - What is the population of Silattur?5,099 (Census 2011) - Which district is Silattur in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Silattur?82.7% (Census 2011)