# Puthurai Village, Vanur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Vanur, Viluppuram 

# Puthurai

Puthurai is a village in Vanur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605111**. The 2011 Census counted **3,593 people in 772 households**, the 12th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 75.3%.

- 3,593people (2011)
- 772households
- 73.8%literacy
- 605111PIN code

## Puthurai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Puthurai is 605111.** Puthurai falls in Vanur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code605111
- Gram panchayatPuthurai
- Community development blockVanur
- Census village code632812

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Puthurai from nearby towns?

- Vanur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Viluppuram (district HQ)50 km by road
- Puducherry (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 Puthurai?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Puthurai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Tiruchitrambalam
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Akasampattu
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Puducherry
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Puthurai known for?

The main crops are **casuarina, cashew and coconut**. About 28% of the 1,531 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Puthurai

Of every 100 households in Puthurai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 48 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Puthurai · ■ Vanur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****20%**

**18%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**81%

Tap water ****80%**

**83%

Drinking water within premises ****22%**

**15%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****92%**

**73%

Use banking services ****34%**

**53%

Television ****88%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****58%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****48%**

**32%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****4%**

**5%

Own their home ****99%**

**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 Puthurai?

■ Puthurai · ■ Vanur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.8%**

**75.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1020**

**981

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**964

Working population ****43.6%**

**49.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.5% for men and 64.5% for women. 56% of men and 31% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 101 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 470 (30%) · **■** Household industry 28 (2%) · **■** Other work 573 (37%) · **■** Marginal 395 (25%)

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 Vanur

- Tailapuram4,388 people
- Pombur3,994 people
- Semangalam3,635 people
- Uppuvelur3,597 people
- Parangani3,393 people
- Nallavur3,326 people
- Eraiyur3,257 people
- Tiruvaikkarai3,220 people

[All 80 villages in Vanur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/vanur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Puthurai?605111
- How far is Puthurai from Viluppuram?50 km by road
- What is the population of Puthurai?3,593 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puthurai in?Viluppuram district (Vanur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Puthurai?73.8% (Census 2011)