Paithanth, Chinnasalem
Paithanth is a village located in the Chinnasalem Taluk of Kallakurichi district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Chinnasalem block and comes under Paithanthurai Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Kallakurichi parliament constituency and Sankarapuram assembly constituency.
As on January 2025, the current population of Paithanth is 2.7 thousands out of which 1.3 thousands are males and rest 1.4 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 1048 females per 1000 males. There are around 316 teenagers in Paithanth. It has literacy rate of 59% which means around 1.6 thousands persons can read and write. Total 1.4 thousands people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 650 households in Paithanth, which means every family has 4 members on average. The village has working population of 1.3 thousands. The pincode of Paithanth is 606201 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Chinnasalem Sub Post office
- Pethanur Branch Post office
- Kaniyamur Branch Post office
- Melnariyappanur Branch Post office
- Moongilpadi Branch Post office
Schools
Paithanth has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Sakthi Matric Higher Secondary School Kaniyamoor
- Bharathi Balamandir Matric Higher Secondary School, Chinnasalem
- Aided Higher Secondary School Chinnasalem
- Jeevan Matriculation Higher Secondary School Ammaiyagaram
- Maha Kavi Matric Higher Secondary School, Rayappanur
Hospitals
Paithanth has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Chinnasalem III Sub-Center
- Melur Community Health Center
- Ammakalathur Primary Health Center
- Esanthai Sub-Center
- Thengiyanatham Sub-Center
Banks
Paithanth has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.