Puthupet

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

Puthupet Thorapadi (or Puthupettai or Pudupet)
Town Panchayat
Nickname:  PPT
Puthupet Location in Tamil Nadu, India Show map of Tamil Nadu Puthupet Puthupet (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 11°47′N 79°31′E[1]
Country	India
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

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]}