# M.Puthur Village, Thottiyam, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Thottiyam, Tiruchirappalli 

# M.Puthur

M.Puthur is a village in Thottiyam sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621203**. The 2011 Census counted **4,782 people in 1,346 households**, the 8th largest of 27 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%.

- 4,782people (2011)
- 1,346households
- 73.8%literacy
- 621203PIN code

## M.Puthur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of M.Puthur is 621203.** M.Puthur falls in Thottiyam sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code621203
- Gram panchayatM.Puthur
- Community development blockThottiam
- Census village code635685

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

## How far is M.Puthur from nearby towns?

- Thottiyam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)52 km by road
- Thottiyam (nearest town)5 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 M.Puthur?

17 services counted by the Census are inside M.Puthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●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
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thottiyam
- ○Degree college10+ km · Vadugappatti,Musiri.
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Arasalur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 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, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 M.Puthur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, banana and camachile**. About 43% of the 1,246 hectares of village land is sown, and 305 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 M.Puthur

Of every 100 households in M.Puthur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ M.Puthur · ■ Thottiyam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**26%

No toilet (open defecation) ****72%**

**65%

Tap water ****78%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****29%**

**25%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**26%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%**

**71%

Use banking services ****34%**

**48%

Television ****83%**

**82%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**59%

Computer with internet ****2%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****29%**

**28%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****93%**

**92%

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 M.Puthur?

■ M.Puthur · ■ Thottiyam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**72.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**1006

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****912**

**928

Working population ****55.4%**

**53.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 82.4% for men and 65.3% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 194 (7%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,535 (58%) · **■** Household industry 13 (0%) · **■** Other work 592 (22%) · **■** Marginal 314 (12%)

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 Thottiyam

- Nagayanallur6,205 people
- Kolakudi5,914 people
- Appanallur5,610 people
- Arangoor5,036 people
- Kamalapuram4,546 people
- Natham4,478 people
- Srinivasanallur4,469 people
- M.Kalathur4,349 people

[All 27 villages in Thottiyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/thottiyam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of M.Puthur?621203
- How far is M.Puthur from Tiruchirappalli?52 km by road
- What is the population of M.Puthur?4,782 (Census 2011)
- Which district is M.Puthur in?Tiruchirappalli district (Thottiyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of M.Puthur?73.8% (Census 2011)
