# Paithanth Village, Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/paithanth/ Village · Kallakkurichi, Viluppuram # Paithanth Paithanth is a village in Kallakkurichi sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606201**. The 2011 Census counted **2,486 people in 607 households**, the 52nd largest of 149 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 67.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 2,486people (2011) - 607households - 67.3%literacy - 606201PIN code ## Paithanth PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paithanth is 606201.** Paithanth falls in Kallakkurichi sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606201 - Gram panchayatPaithanthurai - Community development blockChinnasalem - Census village code633442 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paithanth from nearby towns? - Kallakkurichi (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)91 km by road - Vadakkanandal (nearest town)7 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 Paithanth? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Paithanth; 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 - ●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 - ●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 · Thottiyam - ○Degree college10+ km · Indili - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thachur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 12 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 Paithanth known for? The main crops are **paddy, turmeric and sugarcane**. About 73% of the 418 hectares of village land is sown, and 266 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 Paithanth Of every 100 households in Paithanth in 2011, 90 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 72 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paithanth · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Electricity for lighting ****90%** **94% Toilet within the home ****9%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **87% Tap water ****72%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **73% Use banking services ****43%** **50% Television ****80%** **84% Mobile phone ****72%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **94% 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 Paithanth? ■ Paithanth · ■ Kallakkurichi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****67.3%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1048** **981 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1026** **918 Working population ****50.0%** **54.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.6% for men and 58.5% for women. 57% of men and 43% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 387 (31%) · **■** Farm labourers 575 (46%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 240 (19%) · **■** Marginal 37 (3%) 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 Kallakkurichi - Thavadippattu2,524 people - Thenchettiyandal2,519 people - Sirumangalam2,504 people - Ulagiyanallur2,495 people - Ka. Mamanandal2,471 people - Niraimathi2,453 people - Palrampattu2,434 people - Kudiyanallur2,422 people [All 154 villages in Kallakkurichi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/kallakkurichi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paithanth?606201 - How far is Paithanth from Viluppuram?91 km by road - What is the population of Paithanth?2,486 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paithanth in?Viluppuram district (Kallakkurichi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paithanth?67.3% (Census 2011)