Village · Panruti, Cuddalore # Maligamedu Maligamedu is a village in Panruti sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 607112. The 2011 Census counted 6,009 people in 1,484 households, the 12th largest of 80 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 71.2%. - 6,009 people (2011) - 1,484 households - 71.8% literacy - 607112 PIN code ## Maligamedu PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Maligamedu is 607112. Maligamedu falls in Panruti sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 607112 - Gram panchayat Maligamedu - Community development block Annagaramam - Census village code 636530 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Maligamedu from nearby towns? - Panruti (sub-district HQ) 5 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ) 24 km by road - Panruti (nearest town) 5 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Maligamedu? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Maligamedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Pre-primary school In village · 4 govt · 1 private - ● Primary school In village · 3 govt - ● Middle school In village · 2 govt - ● Health sub-centre In village · 1 - ● Maternity & child welfare centre In village · 1 · 1 doctors - ● Sub post office In village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● State highway In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Cooperative bank In village - ● Agricultural credit society In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● Anganwadi centre In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Public library In village - ● Polling station In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Senior secondary school 5–10 km · Panruti - ○ Degree college under 5 km · Senjikumarapuram - ○ ITI / vocational school 5–10 km · Panruti - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 5–10 km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office 5–10 km - ○ Public bus service under 5 km - ○ Railway station 5–10 km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 5–10 km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 6 h summer · 6 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Maligamedu known for? The main crops are paddy and sugarcane. About 75% of the 609 hectares of village land is sown, and 455 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Maligamedu Of every 100 households in Maligamedu in 2011, 95 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 26 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Maligamedu · ■ Panruti rural average - Electricity for lighting 95% 93% - Toilet within the home 26% 18% - No toilet (open defecation) 73% 81% - Tap water 99% 92% - Drinking water within premises 31% 31% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 26% 22% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 74% 77% - Use banking services 53% 48% - Television 97% 91% - Mobile phone 69% 63% - Computer with internet 0% 1% - Two-wheeler 26% 26% - Car / jeep / van 2% 2% - None of these assets 2% 4% - Own their home 97% 96% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Maligamedu? ■ Maligamedu · ■ Panruti rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 71.8% 71.2% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 1003 981 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 968 877 - Working population 59.2% 49.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.9% for men and 63.8% for women. 65% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 622 (17%) · ■ Farm labourers 2,085 (59%) · ■ Household industry 64 (2%) · ■ Other work 416 (12%) · ■ Marginal 369 (10%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Panruti - Oraiyur 6,346 people - Vallam 6,309 people - Marungur 6,163 people - Sathippattu 6,018 people - Silambinathanpettai 5,983 people - Melkumaramangalam 5,975 people - Kilkavarapattu 5,931 people - Kattugudalur 5,527 people All 94 villages in Panruti ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maligamedu? 607112 - How far is Maligamedu from Cuddalore? 24 km by road - What is the population of Maligamedu? 6,009 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maligamedu in? Cuddalore district (Panruti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maligamedu? 71.8% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/panruti/maligamedu/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.