# Maravadi Village, Palakkodu, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Palakkodu, Dharmapuri 

# Maravadi

Maravadi is a village in Palakkodu sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635106**. The 2011 Census counted **1,180 people in 287 households**, the 71st largest of 94 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 52.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.7%.

- 1,180people (2011)
- 287households
- 52.7%literacy
- 635106PIN code

## Maravadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Maravadi is 635106.** Maravadi falls in Palakkodu sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code635106
- Gram panchayatJakkasamudram
- Community development blockKarimangalam
- Census village code643200

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Maravadi from nearby towns?

- Palakkodu (sub-district HQ)22 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)48 km by road
- Marandahalli (nearest town)9 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 Maravadi?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Maravadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Marandahalli
- ○Degree college10+ km · Periyanahalli
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Marandahalli
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking waterhand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 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 Maravadi known for?

The main crops are **mango, coconut and tomato**. About 27% of the 564 hectares of village land is sown, and 31 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 Maravadi

Of every 100 households in Maravadi in 2011, 71 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 43 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Maravadi · ■ Palakkodu rural average

Electricity for lighting ****71%**

**87%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**9%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**90%

Tap water ****78%**

**61%

Drinking water within premises ****0%**

**4%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**15%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**83%

Use banking services ****31%**

**49%

Television ****47%**

**80%

Mobile phone ****43%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****24%**

**29%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****33%**

**8%

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 Maravadi?

■ Maravadi · ■ Palakkodu rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****52.7%**

**63.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****900**

**932

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****862**

**890

Working population ****58.1%**

**52.7%

### Women and men

Literacy is 59.0% for men and 45.7% for women. 57% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 271 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 308 (45%) · **■** Other work 85 (12%) · **■** Marginal 22 (3%)

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 Palakkodu

- Poonathanahalli1,352 people
- Sirenahalli1,316 people
- Upparahalli1,273 people
- Molappanahalli1,188 people
- Sirandapuram1,171 people
- Guthalahalli1,089 people
- Giddanahalli1,019 people
- Bolabhaguthanhalli996 people

[All 94 villages in Palakkodu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/palakkodu/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Maravadi?635106
- How far is Maravadi from Dharmapuri?48 km by road
- What is the population of Maravadi?1,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Maravadi in?Dharmapuri district (Palakkodu sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Maravadi?52.7% (Census 2011)