# Maligaimedu Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/maligaimedu/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Maligaimedu Maligaimedu is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606204**. The 2011 Census counted **1,555 people in 399 households**, the 87th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 57.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,555people (2011) - 399households - 57.6%literacy - 606204PIN code ## Maligaimedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maligaimedu is 606204.** Maligaimedu falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606204 - Gram panchayatMaligaimedu - Community development blockNallur - Census village code637066 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maligaimedu from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)95 km by road - Kallakkurichi (nearest town)20 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 Maligaimedu? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Maligaimedu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veppur - ○Degree college10+ km · Thachur - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Veppur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)14 h summer · 14 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 Maligaimedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 58% of the 319 hectares of village land is sown, and 95 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 Maligaimedu Of every 100 households in Maligaimedu in 2011, 96 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Maligaimedu · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****4%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **83% Tap water ****95%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****3%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **79% Use banking services ****79%** **54% Television ****84%** **87% Mobile phone ****76%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****7%** **6% Own their home ****98%** **96% 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 Maligaimedu? ■ Maligaimedu · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****57.6%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****882** **852 Working population ****51.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.0% for men and 40.1% for women. 65% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 84 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (38%) · **■** Other work 90 (11%) · **■** Marginal 324 (40%) 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 Virudhachalam - Kattuparur1,630 people - Veppankurichi1,624 people - Melpathi1,587 people - Perundurai1,577 people - Niramani1,540 people - Ponneri1,489 people - Ilangiyanur1,463 people - Keelakurichi1,458 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maligaimedu?606204 - How far is Maligaimedu from Cuddalore?95 km by road - What is the population of Maligaimedu?1,555 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maligaimedu in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maligaimedu?57.6% (Census 2011)