# Puzhuthikudi Village, Mannargudi, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mannargudi, Thiruvarur 

# Puzhuthikudi

Puzhuthikudi is a village in Mannargudi sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614708**. The 2011 Census counted **2,751 people in 729 households**, the 23rd largest of 118 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.1%.

- 2,751people (2011)
- 729households
- 79.1%literacy
- 614708PIN code

## Puzhuthikudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puzhuthikudi is 614708.** Puzhuthikudi falls in Mannargudi sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code614708
- Gram panchayatPuzhuthikudi
- Community development blockKottur
- Census village code638280

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

## How far is Puzhuthikudi from nearby towns?

- Mannargudi (sub-district HQ)25 km by road
- Thiruvarur (district HQ)35 km by road
- Needamangalam (nearest town)20 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 Puzhuthikudi?

19 services counted by the Census are inside Puzhuthikudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kattur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Mannargudi
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mannargudi
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 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 Puzhuthikudi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, black gram and pulses**. About 79% of the 584 hectares of village land is sown, and 458 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 Puzhuthikudi

Of every 100 households in Puzhuthikudi in 2011, 91 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 46 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Puzhuthikudi · ■ Mannargudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**32%

No toilet (open defecation) ****78%**

**66%

Tap water ****66%**

**87%

Drinking water within premises ****8%**

**11%

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

**19%

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

**80%

Use banking services ****74%**

**45%

Television ****95%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****46%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****14%**

**19%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**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 Puzhuthikudi?

■ Puzhuthikudi · ■ Mannargudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%**

**79.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1004**

**1020

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****969**

**934

Working population ****51.2%**

**46.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.8% for men and 71.5% for women. 61% of men and 41% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 52 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,120 (80%) · **■** Household industry 6 (0%) · **■** Other work 159 (11%) · **■** Marginal 71 (5%)

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

- Thalikottai2,898 people
- Pamani2,874 people
- Keelaiyur - II2,855 people
- Serankulam2,840 people
- Thirumakkottai - II2,695 people
- Thenpathi2,657 people
- Peraiyur IV2,618 people
- Karuvakuruchi -I2,565 people

[All 118 villages in Mannargudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/mannargudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puzhuthikudi?614708
- How far is Puzhuthikudi from Thiruvarur?35 km by road
- What is the population of Puzhuthikudi?2,751 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puzhuthikudi in?Thiruvarur district (Mannargudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puzhuthikudi?79.1% (Census 2011)
