Kattuputhur

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Kattuputhur
State
 - District(s)
Tamil Nadu
 - Tiruchirappalli
Area
Time zone IST (UTC+5:30)
Population (2001)
 - Density
11,115
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Kattuputhur is a panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu.

[edit] Demographics

As of 2001 India censusGRIndia, Kattuputhur had a population of 11,115. Males constitute 50% of the population and females 50%. Kattuputhur has an average literacy rate of 70%, higher than the national average of 59.5%: male literacy is 79%, and female literacy is 60%. In Kattuputhur, 10% of the population is under 6 years of age.

The pincode for Kattuputhur is 621207. The STD code is the same as Musiri's 04326.

The main business here is agriculture. Kattuputhur has one of the finest fertile lands in the cauvery delta of Tamilnadu. Paddy & Banana are grown alternatively through the year. The agriculture depends on the cauvery water mainly flowing in 3 kms distance from kattuputhur.

In the centre of the town, Zamindars Higher Secondary School is located. From 25 villages in and around Kattuputhur, students are studying here. It has a history of 100 years.

The town has a Bus Stand, Police Station, Government Library, Major Nataionalizied Banks(Lakhsmi Vilas Bank, IOB Bank), Trichy District Central Co-Operative Bank, Kattuputhur Co-Operative Bank.

BSNL, Airtel, Aircel, Reliance and Tata Indicom also providing serivces in the town.