# Puttagaram Village, Gingee, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/puttagaram/ Village · Gingee, Viluppuram # Puttagaram Puttagaram is a village in Gingee sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604152**. The 2011 Census counted **1,383 people in 327 households**, the 113th largest of 236 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.5%. - 1,383people (2011) - 327households - 73.1%literacy - 604152PIN code ## Puttagaram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puttagaram is 604152.** Puttagaram falls in Gingee sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code604152 - Gram panchayatPuttagaram - Community development blockGingee - Census village code632426 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Puttagaram from nearby towns? - Gingee (sub-district HQ)17 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)45 km by road - Kilpennathur (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 Puttagaram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Puttagaram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle 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 school5–10 km · B N Petral - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruvannamalai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gingee - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)21 h summer · 23 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 Puttagaram known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sugarcane**. About 45% of the 290 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Puttagaram Of every 100 households in Puttagaram in 2011, 94 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 35 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puttagaram · ■ Gingee rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****2%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **86% Tap water ****64%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **16% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **82% Use banking services ****52%** **45% Television ****77%** **85% Mobile phone ****35%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **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 Puttagaram? ■ Puttagaram · ■ Gingee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.1%** **71.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **986 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****968** **931 Working population ****57.8%** **56.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.9% for men and 62.3% for women. 59% of men and 57% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 387 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (2%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 50 (6%) · **■** Marginal 343 (43%) 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 - Sittampundi1,399 people - Tachchampattu1,396 people - Kavarai1,389 people - Appampattu1,386 people - Melarungunam1,380 people - Naranamangalam1,377 people - Oddambattu1,373 people - Puthur1,372 people [All 246 villages in Gingee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/gingee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puttagaram?604152 - How far is Puttagaram from Viluppuram?45 km by road - What is the population of Puttagaram?1,383 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puttagaram in?Viluppuram district (Gingee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puttagaram?73.1% (Census 2011)