# Puthagaram Village, Tirupathur, Vellore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/puthagaram/ Village · Tirupathur, Vellore # Puthagaram Puthagaram is a village in Tirupathur sub-district of Vellore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635651**. The 2011 Census counted **9,434 people in 2,265 households**, the 4th largest of 86 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.6%. - 9,434people (2011) - 2,265households - 70.3%literacy - 635651PIN code ## Puthagaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthagaram is 635651.** Puthagaram falls in Tirupathur sub-district, Vellore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635651 - Gram panchayatKalnarasampatti, Puthagaram , Konapattur - Community development blockJolarpet - Census village code631099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puthagaram from nearby towns? - Tirupathur (sub-district HQ)8 km by road - Vellore (district HQ)95 km by road - Tirupathur (nearest town)8 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 Puthagaram? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Puthagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●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 - ●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 · Ammanankoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Tirupathur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Tirupathur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Puthagaram known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and ground nut**. About 60% of the 842 hectares of village land is sown, and 114 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 Puthagaram Of every 100 households in Puthagaram in 2011, 90 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 34 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puthagaram · ■ Tirupathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **88% Toilet within the home ****10%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****90%** **87% Tap water ****92%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **77% Use banking services ****22%** **36% Television ****79%** **78% Mobile phone ****58%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****34%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****98%** **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 Puthagaram? ■ Puthagaram · ■ Tirupathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.3%** **71.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****953** **970 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920** **913 Working population ****51.1%** **49.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 78.9% for men and 61.4% for women. 57% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 537 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,429 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1,039 (22%) · **■** Other work 1,304 (27%) · **■** Marginal 516 (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 Tirupathur - Madapalli14,868 people - A.K.Mottur11,304 people - Thiriyalam9,773 people - Adiyur9,329 people - Palnankuppam8,458 people - Bommikuppam8,255 people - Chandrapuram7,977 people [All 91 villages in Tirupathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/vellore/tirupathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthagaram?635651 - How far is Puthagaram from Vellore?95 km by road - What is the population of Puthagaram?9,434 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthagaram in?Vellore district (Tirupathur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthagaram?70.3% (Census 2011)