# Padur Village, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/padur/ Village · Poonamallee, Thiruvallur # Padur Padur is a village in Poonamallee sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601205**. The 2011 Census counted **1,048 people in 266 households**, the 16th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 1,048people (2011) - 266households - 75.0%literacy - 601205PIN code ## Padur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Padur is 601205.** Padur falls in Poonamallee sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601205 - Gram panchayatPadur - Community development blockPoonamallee - Census village code629142 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Padur from nearby towns? - Poonamallee (sub-district HQ)9 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)22 km by road - Thirumazhisai (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 Padur? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Padur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirumazhisai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kuthambakkam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Sembarambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Padur known for? The main crops are **paddy, mango and ground nut**. About 20% of the 317 hectares of village land is sown, and 48 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 Padur Of every 100 households in Padur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 13 a toilet at home and 82 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Padur · ■ Poonamallee rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **97% Toilet within the home ****13%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****87%** **56% Tap water ****99%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****82%** **65% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****13%** **28% Use banking services ****43%** **50% Television ****93%** **90% Mobile phone ****64%** **75% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****36%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **3% None of these assets ****3%** **4% Own their home ****91%** **84% 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 Padur? ■ Padur · ■ Poonamallee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****963** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1122** **953 Working population ****39.1%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 66.4% for women. 56% of men and 22% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 71 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 44 (11%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 215 (52%) · **■** Marginal 73 (18%) 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 Poonamallee - Vellavedu1,868 people - Kilmanambedu1,845 people - Kolappancheri1,241 people - Banaveduthottam1,137 people - Amudurmedu1,041 people - Pidarithangal882 people - Karunakaracheri875 people - Parvatharajapuram789 people [All 28 villages in Poonamallee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Padur?601205 - How far is Padur from Thiruvallur?22 km by road - What is the population of Padur?1,048 (Census 2011) - Which district is Padur in?Thiruvallur district (Poonamallee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Padur?75.0% (Census 2011)