# Paithur Village, Attur, Salem (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/paithur/ Village · Attur, Salem # Paithur Paithur is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636141**. The 2011 Census counted **8,303 people in 2,280 households**, the 6th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.5%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%. - 8,303people (2011) - 2,280households - 66.5%literacy - 636141PIN code ## Paithur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paithur is 636141.** Paithur falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code636141 - Gram panchayatPaithur , Koolamedu - Community development blockAttur - Census village code634309 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paithur from nearby towns? - Attur (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Salem (district HQ)49 km by road - Attur (nearest town)5 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 Paithur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Paithur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Attur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Sadasivapuram - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alagapuram - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 15 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 Paithur known for? The main crops are **turmeric, corn and tapioca**. Products made here include turmeric powder and cattle feed. About 38% of the 4,343 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,059 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 Paithur Of every 100 households in Paithur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 25 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 40 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paithur · ■ Attur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **88% Toilet within the home ****9%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **79% Tap water ****47%** **63% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****25%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****72%** **68% Use banking services ****32%** **42% Television ****92%** **76% Mobile phone ****66%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****40%** **32% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Paithur? ■ Paithur · ■ Attur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****66.5%** **69.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****974** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894** **884 Working population ****67.0%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 75.8% for men and 57.1% for women. 67% of men and 67% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 3,035 (55%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,914 (34%) · **■** Household industry 25 (0%) · **■** Other work 532 (10%) · **■** Marginal 56 (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 - ChinnakalrayanHillsvadakkunadu11,734 people - Kattukkottai10,568 people - Siruvachur10,066 people - Ramanayakkampalayam9,515 people - Deviakkurichi7,457 people - Ammampalayam6,694 people - Kalpaganur5,950 people - Arasanatham5,942 people [All 101 villages in Attur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/salem/attur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paithur?636141 - How far is Paithur from Salem?49 km by road - What is the population of Paithur?8,303 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paithur in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paithur?66.5% (Census 2011)