Kattuputhur

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native_name = Kattuputhur | type = city | latd = 10.9833| longd = 78.2333
state_name = Tamil Nadu
district = Tiruchirappalli
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altitude = 102
population_as_of = 2001
population_total = 11,115| population_density =
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area_telephone = 04326
postal_code = 621207
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Kattuputhur (தமிழ்:காட்டுப்புத்தூர்) is a panchayat town in Tiruchirappalli district in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. The town is at an altitude of 102m. [ [http://www.fallingrain.com/world/IN/25/Kattuputtur.html Falling Rain Genomics, Inc - Kattupputtur] ]

Demographics

As of 2001 India census [GR|India] , 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 main occupation here is agriculture. Kattuputhur has one of the finest fertile lands in the Cauvery delta of Tamil Nadu. Paddy and Banana are grown alternatively through the year. The agriculture depends on the cauvery water mainly flowing in 3 km distance from Kattuputhur.

The Zamindar School located in the centre of the town, caters to students coming from as many as 25 villages around Kattuputhur. It has a history dating back a hundred years.

The town has a bus-stand, Police Station, Government Library and banks like Lakhsmi Vilas Bank, IOB, Trichy District Central Co-Operative Bank, and Kattuputhur Co-Operative Bank.

BSNL, Airtel, Aircel, Reliance and Tata Indicom provide telecom serivces in the town.

Few youths have tried to develop the surroundings by bringing the modern age facilities like browsing center (i-Valley Internet Center) in this agricultural village, so many years after the entry of facilities like E-mail, chat & world wide network throughout the world.

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