Puthupet

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Puthupet
Thorapadi (or Puthupettai or Pudupet)
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Puthupet
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Puthupet
Puthupet (India)
Coordinates: 11°47′N79°31′E / 11.79°N 79.52°E / 11.79; 79.52 [1]
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Tamil Nadu
District Cuddalore
Government
  Type Democracy
  Body Town Panchayat
Languages
  Official Tamil
Time zone UTC+5:30 (IST)
PIN
607108
Telephone code04142
Vehicle registration TN31Z

Puthupet (or Pudupet), sometimes called Thorapadi, is a town panchayat situated in Panruti taluk, Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India.

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Demographics

As of 2001, according to the India census, [2] Puthupet had a population of 5557. Males constitute 51% of the population and females 49%. It has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%; the male literacy is 77%, and the female literacy rate is 62%. Ten percent of the population is under 6 years of age.

Economy

The major occupation is hand loom weaving of lungi.[ citation needed ]

Location

Bandrakottai (1 km, 0.62 mi), Ammappettai (1 km, 0.62 mi), Kotalambakkam (.5 km, 0.31 mi), Panapakkam (2 km, 1.2 mi), Anguchettipalayam (2 km, 1.2 mi), Thattanchavadi (2 km, 1.2 mi), and Kanisapakkam (2 km, 1.2 mi) are nearby localities to Puthupet. Panruti, Nellikuppam, Cuddalore, and Viluppuram are nearby cities.[ citation needed ]

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References

  1. "Longitude and Latitude of Puthupet". distancesfrom.com.
  2. "Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)". Census Commission of India. Archived from the original on 16 June 2004. Retrieved 1 November 2008.