# Puthur Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/puthur/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Puthur Puthur is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604306**. The 2011 Census counted **1,372 people in 332 households**, the 117th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,372people (2011) - 332households - 71.1%literacy - 604306PIN code ## Puthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthur is 604306.** Puthur falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604306 - Gram panchayatThen Puthur - Community development blockVallam - Census village code632500 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? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)39 km by road - Tindivanam (nearest town)19 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? 12 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 · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Rettanai - ○Degree college10+ km · Tindivanam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Nattarmangalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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, sugarcane and bajra**. About 67% of the 199 hectares of village land is sown, and 41 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, 90 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Puthur · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****96%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **82% Use banking services ****31%** **45% Television ****92%** **85% Mobile phone ****57%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****100%** **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 · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.1%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1024** **931 Working population ****53.2%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.9% for men and 61.3% for women. 60% of men and 47% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 166 (23%) · **■** Farm labourers 299 (41%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (13%) · **■** Marginal 163 (22%) 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 Gingee - Puttagaram1,383 people - Melarungunam1,380 people - Naranamangalam1,377 people - Oddambattu1,373 people - Anilady1,362 people - Perumpugai1,352 people - Dalavalappattu1,314 people - Nemili1,313 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthur?604306 - How far is Puthur from Viluppuram?39 km by road - What is the population of Puthur?1,372 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthur in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthur?71.1% (Census 2011)