Puthur, Yercaud

Puthur is a village located in the Yercaud Taluk of Salem district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Yercaud block and comes under Vazhavanthi Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kallakurichi parliament constituency and Yercaud assembly constituency.

As on February 2025, the current population of Puthur is 1.2 thousands out of which 582 are males and rest 603 are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1036 females per 1000 males. There are around 142 teenagers in Puthur. It has literacy rate of 39% which means around 462 persons can read and write. Total 5 people belonging to scheduled caste and 1.1 thousands scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 317 households in Puthur, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 665. The pincode of Puthur is 636601 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.

• Yercaud Sub Post office
• Thalaisolai Branch Post office
• Sengadu Branch Post office
• Kottaichedu Branch Post office
• Palakadu Branch Post office

Schools

Puthur has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.

• Pues.K.Puthur

Hospitals

Puthur has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.

• Thalaisolai Sub-Center
• Jarinakadu Sub-Center
• Koilmedu Sub-Center
• Yercaud
• Kottachedu Sub-Center

Banks

Puthur has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.

• Canara Bank Yercaud
• Indian Bank Yercaud
• State Bank of India Yercaud
• Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Yercaud