# Puthagaram Village, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/puthagaram/ Village · Mannargudi, Thiruvarur # Puthagaram Puthagaram is a village in Mannargudi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614705**. The 2011 Census counted **2,541 people in 690 households**, the 29th largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%. - 2,541people (2011) - 690households - 77.3%literacy - 614705PIN code ## Puthagaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthagaram is 614705.** Puthagaram falls in Mannargudi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614705 - Gram panchayatKummattithidal - Community development blockKottur - Census village code638317 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? - Mannargudi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)65 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)10 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? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Puthagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Edayarnatham - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ 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)12 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 Puthagaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 94% of the 860 hectares of village land is sown, and 792 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, 95 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puthagaram · ■ Mannargudi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **92% Toilet within the home ****14%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **66% Tap water ****75%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%** **80% Use banking services ****26%** **45% Television ****93%** **88% Mobile phone ****49%** **56% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **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 Puthagaram? ■ Puthagaram · ■ Mannargudi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **79.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **1020 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **934 Working population ****55.6%** **46.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.0% for men and 70.2% for women. 61% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 182 (13%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,136 (80%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 76 (5%) · **■** Marginal 19 (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 Mannargudi - Thenpathi2,657 people - Peraiyur IV2,618 people - Karuvakuruchi -I2,565 people - Panaiyur2,561 people - Vallur2,536 people - Maravakkadu2,497 people - Peraiyur - I2,439 people - Kuruchimoolai -II2,368 people [All 118 villages in Mannargudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthagaram?614705 - How far is Puthagaram from Thiruvarur?65 km by road - What is the population of Puthagaram?2,541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthagaram in?Thiruvarur district (Mannargudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthagaram?77.3% (Census 2011)