# Malagapadi Village, Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Pappireddipatti, Dharmapuri 

# Malagapadi

Malagapadi is a village in Pappireddipatti sub-district of Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **636904**. The 2011 Census counted **940 people in 246 households**, the 61st largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 69.7%.

- 940people (2011)
- 246households
- 70.4%literacy
- 636904PIN code

## Malagapadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malagapadi is 636904.** Malagapadi falls in Pappireddipatti sub-district, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code636904
- Gram panchayatPethathampatti
- Community development blockHarur
- Census village code643509

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

## How far is Malagapadi from nearby towns?

- Pappireddipatti (sub-district HQ)17 km by road
- Dharmapuri (district HQ)50 km by road
- Harur (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 Malagapadi?

11 services counted by the Census are inside Malagapadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Kokkarapatty
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Erumiyampatty
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Erumiyampatty
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Harur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and covered wells
- Electricity (2011)8 h summer · 9 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 Malagapadi known for?

The main crops are **tapioca, sugarcane and paddy**. About 48% of the 294 hectares of village land is sown, and 82 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 Malagapadi

Of every 100 households in Malagapadi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 53 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malagapadi · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**90%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**83%

Tap water ****30%**

**56%

Drinking water within premises ****7%**

**6%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**24%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****77%**

**72%

Use banking services ****65%**

**51%

Television ****88%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****73%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****53%**

**27%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**94%

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 Malagapadi?

■ Malagapadi · ■ Pappireddipatti rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%**

**69.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****934**

**965

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****800**

**943

Working population ****61.7%**

**53.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 77.5% for men and 62.9% for women. 63% of men and 61% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 376 (65%) · **■** Farm labourers 162 (28%) · **■** Other work 38 (7%) · **■** Marginal 4 (1%)

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 Pappireddipatti

- Chinnankuppam1,139 people
- Gopalapuram1,122 people
- Thadhanur1,086 people
- Vachathi1,032 people
- Gundalamaduvu924 people
- Ajjampatty912 people
- Peddur897 people
- Elandaikuttapatty823 people

[All 101 villages in Pappireddipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dharmapuri/pappireddipatti/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malagapadi?636904
- How far is Malagapadi from Dharmapuri?50 km by road
- What is the population of Malagapadi?940 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malagapadi in?Dharmapuri district (Pappireddipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Malagapadi?70.4% (Census 2011)
