# Meyyathur Village, Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/meyyathur/ Village · Kattumannarkoil, Cuddalore # Meyyathur Meyyathur is a village in Kattumannarkoil sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **608302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,593 people in 389 households**, the 51st largest of 148 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 1,593people (2011) - 389households - 80.7%literacy - 608302PIN code ## Meyyathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meyyathur is 608302.** Meyyathur falls in Kattumannarkoil sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code608302 - Gram panchayatMeyyathur - Community development blockKomaratchi - Census village code636973 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meyyathur from nearby towns? - Kattumannarkoil (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)52 km by road - Chidambaram (nearest town)12 km by road Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What facilities are there in Meyyathur? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Meyyathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Komaratchi - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chidambaram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 10 h winter Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Meyyathur known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 30% of the 189 hectares of village land is sown, and 57 hectares are irrigated. Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Homes and amenities in Meyyathur Of every 100 households in Meyyathur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 57 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Meyyathur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **95% Toilet within the home ****57%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****43%** **80% Tap water ****19%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****26%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **81% Use banking services ****14%** **44% Television ****94%** **91% Mobile phone ****76%** **60% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****99%** **95% Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## What is the population of Meyyathur? ■ Meyyathur · ■ Kattumannarkoil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.7%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1001** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****989** **886 Working population ****58.8%** **47.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 73.3% for women. 59% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 2 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 61 (7%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 45 (5%) · **■** Marginal 825 (88%) Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## Other villages of similar size in Kattumannarkoil - Themmur1,708 people - Lalpettai1,688 people - Vadakkumangudi1,617 people - Kothandavilagam1,614 people - Keelakarai1,585 people - Melpakkathurai1,581 people - Sithamalli1,498 people - Kuduveli1,483 people [All 148 villages in Kattumannarkoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/kattumannarkoil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meyyathur?608302 - How far is Meyyathur from Cuddalore?52 km by road - What is the population of Meyyathur?1,593 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meyyathur in?Cuddalore district (Kattumannarkoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meyyathur?80.7% (Census 2011)