# Memathur Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/memathur/ Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore # Memathur Memathur is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606302**. The 2011 Census counted **1,992 people in 515 households**, the 62nd largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.2%, below the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%. - 1,992people (2011) - 515households - 68.2%literacy - 606302PIN code ## Memathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Memathur is 606302.** Memathur falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606302 - Gram panchayatMemathur - Community development blockNallur - Census village code637099 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Memathur from nearby towns? - Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Cuddalore (district HQ)76 km by road - Virudhachalam (nearest town)15 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 Memathur? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Memathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nallur - ○Degree college10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Virudhachalam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 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 · 12 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 Memathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and corn**. Products made here include clay pots. About 62% of the 692 hectares of village land is sown, and 224 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 Memathur Of every 100 households in Memathur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 8 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Memathur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****11%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****83%** **83% Tap water ****39%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****8%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%** **79% Use banking services ****36%** **54% Television ****77%** **87% Mobile phone ****71%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **6% Own their home ****99%** **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 Memathur? ■ Memathur · ■ Virudhachalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.2%** **72.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****961** **964 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****797** **852 Working population ****53.8%** **50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 79.6% for men and 56.6% for women. 56% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 65 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 22 (2%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 66 (6%) · **■** Marginal 910 (85%) 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 - Vilangattur2,031 people - Therkuvadakkuputtur2,013 people - Devangudi2,008 people - Nadiyapattu2,005 people - Tholur1,988 people - Mavidandal1,957 people - Valasai1,948 people - Aivadugudi1,938 people [All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Memathur?606302 - How far is Memathur from Cuddalore?76 km by road - What is the population of Memathur?1,992 (Census 2011) - Which district is Memathur in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Memathur?68.2% (Census 2011)