# Mattapparai Village, Nilakkottai, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/mattapparai/ Village · Nilakkottai, Dindigul # Mattapparai Mattapparai is a village in Nilakkottai sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624219**. The 2011 Census counted **4,360 people in 1,131 households**, the 20th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.9%. - 4,360people (2011) - 1,131households - 74.2%literacy - 624219PIN code ## Mattapparai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mattapparai is 624219.** Mattapparai falls in Nilakkottai sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624219 - Gram panchayatMattaparai - Community development blockNilakottai - Census village code635483 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mattapparai from nearby towns? - Nilakkottai (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)40 km by road - Nilakkottai (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 Mattapparai? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Mattapparai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Vilampatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Nilakkottai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadipatti - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 24 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 Mattapparai known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and banana**. Products made here include coir. About 39% of the 698 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Mattapparai Of every 100 households in Mattapparai in 2011, 96 had electricity, 20 a toilet at home and 10 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mattapparai · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **89% Toilet within the home ****20%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **76% Tap water ****97%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **13% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****10%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****87%** **76% Use banking services ****52%** **40% Television ****94%** **81% Mobile phone ****57%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****4%** **9% Own their home ****92%** **90% 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 Mattapparai? ■ Mattapparai · ■ Nilakkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.2%** **72.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **976 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****925** **933 Working population ****55.0%** **54.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.1% for men and 65.1% for women. 61% of men and 49% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 104 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (13%) · **■** Household industry 18 (1%) · **■** Other work 468 (20%) · **■** Marginal 1,495 (62%) 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 Nilakkottai - Ramarajapuram4,985 people - Kunnuvarankottai4,887 people - Kodanginaickan patti4,418 people - Nariyuthu4,391 people - Nuthulapuram4,192 people - Rengappanaickanpatti4,078 people - Sandaiyur3,830 people - Musuvanuthu3,545 people [All 42 villages in Nilakkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/nilakkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mattapparai?624219 - How far is Mattapparai from Dindigul?40 km by road - What is the population of Mattapparai?4,360 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mattapparai in?Dindigul district (Nilakkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mattapparai?74.2% (Census 2011)