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Puthur Population - Dindigul, Tamil Nadu

Puthur is a large village located in Vedasandur Taluka of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu with total 1249 families residing. The Puthur village has population of 5756 of which 2898 are males while 2858 are females as per Population Census 2011.

In Puthur village population of children with age 0-6 is 853 which makes up 14.82 % of total population of village. Average Sex Ratio of Puthur village is 986 which is lower than Tamil Nadu state average of 996. Child Sex Ratio for the Puthur as per census is 947, higher than Tamil Nadu average of 943.

Puthur village has lower literacy rate compared to Tamil Nadu. In 2011, literacy rate of Puthur village was 52.64 % compared to 80.09 % of Tamil Nadu. In Puthur Male literacy stands at 60.45 % while female literacy rate was 44.78 %.

As per constitution of India and Panchyati Raaj Act, Puthur village is administrated by Sarpanch (Head of Village) who is elected representative of village. Our website, don't have information about schools and hospital in Puthur village.

Puthur Data

Particulars Total Male Female
Total No. of Houses 1,249 - -
Population 5,756 2,898 2,858
Child (0-6) 853 438 415
Schedule Caste 244 121 123
Schedule Tribe 0 0 0
Literacy 52.64 % 60.45 % 44.78 %
Total Workers 3,348 1,836 1,512
Main Worker 3,121 - -
Marginal Worker 227 113 114

Caste Factor

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 4.24 % of total population in Puthur village. The village Puthur currently doesn’t have any Schedule Tribe (ST) population.

Work Profile

In Puthur village out of total population, 3348 were engaged in work activities. 93.22 % of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.78 % were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 3348 workers engaged in Main Work, 622 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 2257 were Agricultural labourer.