# Koilputhur Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Attur, Salem 

# Koilputhur

Koilputhur is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636138**. The 2011 Census counted **3,226 people in 743 households**, the 38th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 37.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,226people (2011)
- 743households
- 37.7%literacy
- 636138PIN code

## Koilputhur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Koilputhur is 636138.** Koilputhur falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636138
- Gram panchayatPeriyakalrayanmalaimelandu
- Community development blockPethanaickenpalayam
- Census village code634238

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

## How far is Koilputhur from nearby towns?

- Attur (sub-district HQ)65 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)75 km by road
- Ethapur (nearest town)45 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 Koilputhur?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Koilputhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Chinnakalrayanhills Vadakkunadu
- ○Degree college10+ km · Masinaickenpatty
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Vazhapadi
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river
- 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 Koilputhur known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, turmeric and sugarcane**. About 42% of the 1,688 hectares of village land is sown, and 146 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 Koilputhur

Of every 100 households in Koilputhur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Koilputhur · ■ Attur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****84%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****3%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****97%**

**79%

Tap water ****59%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**68%

Use banking services ****44%**

**42%

Television ****78%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****7%**

**32%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****11%**

**10%

Own their home ****99%**

**92%

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 Koilputhur?

■ Koilputhur · ■ Attur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****37.7%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****921**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****733**

**884

Working population ****62.9%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 45.6% for men and 29.4% for women. 62% of men and 64% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 1,168 (58%) · **■** Farm labourers 783 (39%) · **■** Household industry 10 (0%) · **■** Other work 51 (3%) · **■** Marginal 17 (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 Attur

- Sadasivapuram3,430 people
- Thenmangudipalayam3,365 people
- Sitheri3,299 people
- Soolankurichi3,248 people
- West Rajapalayam3,223 people
- Sathapadi3,155 people
- Puthur3,139 people
- Talaivasal3,063 people

[All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Koilputhur?636138
- How far is Koilputhur from Salem?75 km by road
- What is the population of Koilputhur?3,226 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Koilputhur in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Koilputhur?37.7% (Census 2011)
