# Puthur Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/puthur/ Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai # Puthur Puthur is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604501**. The 2011 Census counted **3,022 people in 741 households**, the 14th largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.4%, below the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%. - 3,022people (2011) - 741households - 69.4%literacy - 604501PIN code ## Puthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthur is 604501.** Puthur falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604501 - Gram panchayatKilputhur - Community development blockThellar - Census village code631575 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puthur from nearby towns? - Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)80 km by road - Desur (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 Puthur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Puthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Desur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thellar - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Agarakarakottai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Puthur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 45% of the 574 hectares of village land is sown, and 165 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 Puthur Of every 100 households in Puthur in 2011, 91 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 27 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Puthur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **13% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **86% Tap water ****89%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **81% Use banking services ****65%** **44% Television ****95%** **88% Mobile phone ****60%** **57% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****27%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **96% 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 Puthur? ■ Puthur · ■ Vandavasi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.4%** **73.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1012** **1000 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****962** **974 Working population ****49.3%** **54.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.2% for men and 57.7% for women. 59% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 598 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 473 (32%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 239 (16%) · **■** Marginal 164 (11%) 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 Vandavasi - Mummuni3,810 people - Theyyar3,397 people - Sennavaram3,261 people - Veliambakkam3,077 people - Elangadu2,920 people - Osur2,867 people - Gengapuram2,708 people - Irumbedu2,681 people [All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthur?604501 - How far is Puthur from Tiruvannamalai?80 km by road - What is the population of Puthur?3,022 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthur in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthur?69.4% (Census 2011)