Puthupet
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=November 2018}}
{{Infobox settlement
| name = Puthupet
| other_name = Thorapadi (or Puthupettai or Pudupet)
| nickname = PPT
| settlement_type = Town Panchayat
| pushpin_map = India Tamil Nadu#India
| pushpin_label_position = right
| image_skyline = SBI PPT SVG.jpg
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| pushpin_map_caption = Location in Tamil Nadu, India
| coordinates = {{Coord|11.79|N|79.52|E|format=dms|display=inline,title}}{{cite web|title=Longitude and Latitude of Puthupet|url=http://www.distancesfrom.com/Pudupet-latitude-longitude-Pudupet-latitude-Pudupet-longitude/LatLongHistory/1530445.aspx |publisher=distancesfrom.com}}
| subdivision_type = Country
| subdivision_name = {{flag|India}}
| subdivision_type1 = State
| subdivision_name1 = Tamil Nadu
| subdivision_type2 = District
| subdivision_name2 = Cuddalore
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| government_type = Democracy
| governing_body = Town Panchayat
| unit_pref = Metric
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| demographics_type1 = Languages
| demographics1_title1 = Official
| demographics1_info1 = Tamil
| timezone1 = IST
| utc_offset1 = +5:30
| postal_code_type = PIN
| postal_code = 607108
| area_code_type = Telephone code
| area_code = 04142
| registration_plate = TN31Z
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Puthupet (or Pudupet), sometimes called Thorapadi, is a town panchayat situated in Panruti taluk, Cuddalore district in Tamil Nadu, India.
Demographics
{{As of| 2001}}, according to the India census,{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20040616075334/http://www.censusindia.net/results/town.php?stad=A&state5=999|archivedate=2004-06-16|title= Census of India 2001: Data from the 2001 Census, including cities, villages and towns (Provisional)|accessdate=2008-11-01|publisher= Census Commission of India}} 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.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
Location
Bandrakottai ({{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=comma}}), Ammappettai ({{convert|1|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=comma}}), Kotalambakkam ({{convert|.5|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=comma}}), Panapakkam ({{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=comma}}), Anguchettipalayam ({{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=comma}}), Thattanchavadi ({{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=comma}}), and Kanisapakkam ({{convert|2|km|mi|abbr=on|disp=comma}}) are nearby localities to Puthupet. Panruti, Nellikuppam, Cuddalore, and Viluppuram are nearby cities.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
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