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

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Village · Attur, Salem 

# Puthur

Puthur is a village in Attur sub-district of Salem district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636112**. The 2011 Census counted **3,139 people in 855 households**, the 41st largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.1%.

- 3,139people (2011)
- 855households
- 68.9%literacy
- 636112PIN code

## Puthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puthur is 636112.** Puthur falls in Attur sub-district, Salem district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636112
- Gram panchayatPuthur
- Community development blockThalaivasal
- Census village code634296

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?

- Attur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Salem (district HQ)80 km by road
- Attur (nearest town)25 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?

20 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 · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Talaivasal
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Periyakkurichi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Salem
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ 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, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 **cotton, corn and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, milk, clay pots and baskets. About 62% of the 516 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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, 94 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puthur · ■ Attur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**88%

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

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****90%**

**79%

Tap water ****48%**

**63%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****26%**

**28%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****69%**

**68%

Use banking services ****32%**

**42%

Television ****87%**

**76%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**62%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****32%**

**32%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****7%**

**10%

Own their home ****94%**

**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 Puthur?

■ Puthur · ■ Attur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****68.9%**

**69.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**976

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****979**

**884

Working population ****61.3%**

**58.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.7% for men and 56.0% for women. 60% of men and 63% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 740 (38%) · **■** Farm labourers 893 (46%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 254 (13%) · **■** Marginal 24 (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

- Soolankurichi3,248 people
- Koilputhur3,226 people
- West Rajapalayam3,223 people
- Sathapadi3,155 people
- Talaivasal3,063 people
- Umayalpuram2,989 people
- Mammudi2,822 people
- Kottavadi2,714 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puthur?636112
- How far is Puthur from Salem?80 km by road
- What is the population of Puthur?3,139 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puthur in?Salem district (Attur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puthur?68.9% (Census 2011)