# Puthur Village, Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/puthur/ Village · Rajapalayam, Virudhunagar # Puthur Puthur is a village in Rajapalayam sub-district of Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **626111**. The 2011 Census counted **8,230 people in 2,306 households**, the 7th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.9%. - 8,230people (2011) - 2,306households - 78.4%literacy - 626111PIN code ## Puthur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Puthur is 626111.** Puthur falls in Rajapalayam sub-district, Virudhunagar district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code626111 - Gram panchayatArulputhur, Meenakshipuram, Puthur - Community development blockRajapalayam - Census village code641198 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? - Rajapalayam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Virudhunagar (district HQ)65 km by road - Chettiarpatti (nearest town)3 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? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Puthur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 2 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Rajapalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Viluppanur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Puthur known for? The main crops are **paddy, lemon and cotton**. Products made here include cement. About 23% of the 1,805 hectares of village land is sown, and 355 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, 92 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 23 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Puthur · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****11%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **62% Tap water ****98%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****8%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****23%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%** **47% Use banking services ****30%** **40% Television ****83%** **85% Mobile phone ****49%** **55% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****18%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **8% Own their home ****87%** **81% 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 · ■ Rajapalayam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.4%** **77.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****953** **924 Working population ****43.6%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.2% for men and 69.4% for women. 50% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 204 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 822 (23%) · **■** Household industry 64 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,798 (50%) · **■** Marginal 698 (19%) 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 Rajapalayam - Muthusamipuram10,288 people - Chokkanathaputtur9,293 people - Ayan Kollankondan9,014 people - Keelrajakularaman8,986 people - Pudupalaiyam7,922 people - Kollankondan6,811 people - Terkuvenganallur5,745 people - Sammandapuram5,462 people [All 38 villages in Rajapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/virudhunagar/rajapalayam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Puthur?626111 - How far is Puthur from Virudhunagar?65 km by road - What is the population of Puthur?8,230 (Census 2011) - Which district is Puthur in?Virudhunagar district (Rajapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Puthur?78.4% (Census 2011)