Village · Thandrampet, Tiruvannamalai # Puthurchekkadi Puthurchekkadi is a village in Thandrampet sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 606708. The 2011 Census counted 1,663 people in 400 households, the 39th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 66.6%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 1,663 people (2011) - 400 households - 66.6% literacy - 606708 PIN code ## Puthurchekkadi PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Puthurchekkadi is 606708. Puthurchekkadi falls in Thandrampet sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 606708 - Gram panchayat Puthuchekkadi - Community development block Thandrampet - Census village code 632026 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Puthurchekkadi from nearby towns? - Thandrampet (sub-district HQ) 14 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ) 30 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (nearest town) 30 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Puthurchekkadi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Puthurchekkadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Primary school In village · 2 govt - ● Middle school In village · 1 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Perungalathur - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Su.Kilnachipattu - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thandrampet - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 10+ km - ○ Public library under 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water and untreated tap water - Electricity (2011) 16 h summer · 16 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Puthurchekkadi known for? The main crops are paddy, ground nut and sugarcane. Products made here include rice, oil and jaggery. About 57% of the 411 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Puthurchekkadi Of every 100 households in Puthurchekkadi in 2011, 95 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puthurchekkadi · ■ Thandrampet rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 91% - Toilet within the home 10% 13% - No toilet (open defecation) 90% 85% - Tap water 96% 89% - Drinking water within premises 32% 25% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 4% 17% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 94% 81% - Use banking services 73% 47% - Television 82% 86% - Mobile phone 75% 62% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 17% 18% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 9% 6% - Own their home 99% 94% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Puthurchekkadi? ■ Puthurchekkadi · ■ Thandrampet rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 66.6% 66.8% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1031 992 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 899 920 - Working population 48.6% 53.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 59.6% for women. 55% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 181 (22%) · ■ Farm labourers 323 (40%) · ■ Household industry 5 (1%) · ■ Other work 116 (14%) · ■ Marginal 183 (23%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Thandrampet - Varagur 1,822 people - Thondamanur 1,761 people - Keelamanjanoor 1,701 people - Serapattu 1,675 people - Melpasar 1,648 people - Perunduraipattu 1,618 people - Sadakuppam 1,590 people - Kambattu 1,573 people All 73 villages in Thandrampet ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthurchekkadi? 606708 - How far is Puthurchekkadi from Tiruvannamalai? 30 km by road - What is the population of Puthurchekkadi? 1,663 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthurchekkadi in? Tiruvannamalai district (Thandrampet sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthurchekkadi? 66.6% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/thandrampet/puthurchekkadi/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.