# Alaputhur Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/alaputhur/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Alaputhur Alaputhur is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606710**. The 2011 Census counted **1,530 people in 320 households**, the 69th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.6%, above the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,530people (2011) - 320households - 73.6%literacy - 606710PIN code ## Alaputhur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Alaputhur is 606710.** Alaputhur falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606710 - Gram panchayatAlaputhur - Community development blockChengam - Census village code631866 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Alaputhur from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)46 km by road - Chengam (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 Alaputhur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Alaputhur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Paramanandal - ○Degree college5–10 km · Valayampattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Alaputhur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include milk. About 56% of the 332 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Alaputhur Of every 100 households in Alaputhur in 2011, 84 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Alaputhur · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****84%** **89% Toilet within the home ****15%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****85%** **90% Tap water ****83%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **85% Use banking services ****25%** **29% Television ****81%** **80% Mobile phone ****59%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****14%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **9% Own their home ****97%** **97% 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 Alaputhur? ■ Alaputhur · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.6%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****895** **885 Working population ****42.4%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.4% for men and 64.7% for women. 60% of men and 24% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 38 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 522 (80%) · **■** Household industry 7 (1%) · **■** Other work 74 (11%) · **■** Marginal 8 (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 Chengam - Melapunjai1,641 people - Nayambadi1,625 people - Pudurchengam1,593 people - Agaram1,537 people - Padiagraharam1,530 people - Narasinganallur1,526 people - Kallathur1,499 people - Aswanagasurunai1,440 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Alaputhur?606710 - How far is Alaputhur from Tiruvannamalai?46 km by road - What is the population of Alaputhur?1,530 (Census 2011) - Which district is Alaputhur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Alaputhur?73.6% (Census 2011)