Puthupet
Puthupet Thorapadi (or Puthupettai or Pudupet) | |
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Town Panchayat | |
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Nickname: PPT | |
11°47′N 79°31′E / 11.79°N 79.52°E / 11.79; 79.52[1] | |
Country | ![]() |
State | Tamil Nadu |
District | Cuddalore |
Government | |
• Type | Democracy |
• Body | Town Panchayat |
Languages | |
• Official | Tamil |
Time zone | UTC+5:30 (IST) |
PIN | 607108 |
Telephone code | 04142 |
Vehicle registration | TN31Z |
Puthupet (or Pudupet), sometimes called Thorapadi, is a town panchayat situated in Panruti taluk, Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Demographics
As of 2001[update], 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]