# Puthagaram Village, Kumbakonam, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kumbakonam, Thanjavur 

# Puthagaram

Puthagaram is a village in Kumbakonam sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612202**. The 2011 Census counted **1,796 people in 455 households**, the 49th largest of 100 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 80.8%.

- 1,796people (2011)
- 455households
- 80.6%literacy
- 612202PIN code

## Puthagaram PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puthagaram is 612202.** Puthagaram falls in Kumbakonam sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612202
- Gram panchayatPuthagaram
- Community development blockThiruvidaimarudur
- Census village code638518

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

## How far is Puthagaram from nearby towns?

- Kumbakonam (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Thanjavur (district HQ)53 km by road
- Thirunageswaram (nearest town)6 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 Puthagaram?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Puthagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●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
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirunageshwaram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Semmankudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Puthagaram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 72% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 206 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 Puthagaram

Of every 100 households in Puthagaram in 2011, 96 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 28 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puthagaram · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****96%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****14%**

**39%

No toilet (open defecation) ****86%**

**58%

Tap water ****81%**

**70%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**35%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%**

**67%

Use banking services ****34%**

**50%

Television ****96%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**65%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****28%**

**26%

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

**2%

None of these assets ****1%**

**4%

Own their home ****99%**

**87%

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 Puthagaram?

■ Puthagaram · ■ Kumbakonam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.6%**

**80.8%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1013**

**1010

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****932**

**952

Working population ****41.5%**

**41.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.6% for men and 71.8% for women. 62% of men and 21% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 64 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 378 (51%) · **■** Household industry 13 (2%) · **■** Other work 189 (25%) · **■** Marginal 102 (14%)

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 Kumbakonam

- Visalur2,003 people
- Kadichambadi1,971 people
- Vittalur1,807 people
- Kothangudi1,806 people
- Malayappanallur1,712 people
- Kovilacheri1,700 people
- Melakaveri1,609 people
- Kumarankudi1,554 people

[All 103 villages in Kumbakonam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/kumbakonam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puthagaram?612202
- How far is Puthagaram from Thanjavur?53 km by road
- What is the population of Puthagaram?1,796 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puthagaram in?Thanjavur district (Kumbakonam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puthagaram?80.6% (Census 2011)