# Pugal Sillathur Village, Orathanadu, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/pugal-sillathur/ Village · Orathanadu, Thanjavur # Pugal Sillathur Pugal Sillathur is a village in Orathanadu sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614902**. The 2011 Census counted **262 people in 61 households**, the 115th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.7%. - 262people (2011) - 61households - 73.1%literacy - 614902PIN code ## Pugal Sillathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Pugal Sillathur is 614902.** Pugal Sillathur falls in Orathanadu sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614902 - Gram panchayatSillathur - Community development blockThiruvonam - Census village code638914 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Pugal Sillathur from nearby towns? - Orathanadu (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)30 km by road - Orathanadu (nearest town)12 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 Pugal Sillathur? 7 services counted by the Census are inside Pugal Sillathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Pachiyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Orathanadu - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pattukkottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 12 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 Pugal Sillathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. About 78% of the 343 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Pugal Sillathur Of every 100 households in Pugal Sillathur in 2011, 56 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Pugal Sillathur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Electricity for lighting ****56%** **88% Toilet within the home ****3%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **79% Tap water ****100%** **97% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **9% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%** **91% Use banking services ****24%** **41% Television ****87%** **84% Mobile phone ****52%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **95% 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 Pugal Sillathur? ■ Pugal Sillathur · ■ Orathanadu rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **74.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****955** **1054 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****944** **954 Working population ****59.9%** **49.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.6% for men and 62.2% for women. 58% of men and 62% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ****** **■** Cultivators 2 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 153 (97%) · **■** Other work 2 (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 Orathanadu - Vedanayagipuram344 people - Kodiyalam327 people - Medayakottai327 people - PeriaAmmankudi293 people - Yoganayagipuram139 people - Gopalapuram65 people [All 118 villages in Orathanadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/orathanadu/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Pugal Sillathur?614902 - How far is Pugal Sillathur from Thanjavur?30 km by road - What is the population of Pugal Sillathur?262 (Census 2011) - Which district is Pugal Sillathur in?Thanjavur district (Orathanadu sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Pugal Sillathur?73.1% (Census 2011)