# Mallapuram Village, Vedasandur, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/mallapuram/ Village · Vedasandur, Dindigul # Mallapuram Mallapuram is a village in Vedasandur sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624703**. The 2011 Census counted **5,933 people in 1,527 households**, the 16th largest of 57 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 5,933people (2011) - 1,527households - 65.8%literacy - 624703PIN code ## Mallapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mallapuram is 624703.** Mallapuram falls in Vedasandur sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624703 - Gram panchayatMallapuram - Community development blockGuziliamparai - Census village code635242 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mallapuram from nearby towns? - Vedasandur (sub-district HQ)36 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)40 km by road - Palayam (nearest town)8 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 Mallapuram? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Mallapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Esanatham - ○Degree college10+ km · Karur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM10+ 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)18 h summer · 20 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 Mallapuram known for? The main crops are **maize, bulrush and paddy**. About 14% of the 3,332 hectares of village land is sown, and 422 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 Mallapuram Of every 100 households in Mallapuram in 2011, 78 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 36 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mallapuram · ■ Vedasandur rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **86% Toilet within the home ****16%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **84% Tap water ****84%** **75% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **73% Use banking services ****31%** **49% Television ****37%** **77% Mobile phone ****56%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****36%** **29% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **9% Own their home ****93%** **93% 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 Mallapuram? ■ Mallapuram · ■ Vedasandur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.8%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****810** **899 Working population ****51.0%** **57.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.3% for men and 54.4% for women. 60% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 873 (29%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,280 (42%) · **■** Household industry 76 (3%) · **■** Other work 579 (19%) · **■** Marginal 220 (7%) 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 Vedasandur - Kulathur6,570 people - Vadugambadi6,515 people - Marambadi6,363 people - Tennampatti5,937 people - Landakottai5,835 people - Kottanatham5,792 people - Puthur5,756 people - Sriramapuram5,649 people [All 67 villages in Vedasandur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/vedasandur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mallapuram?624703 - How far is Mallapuram from Dindigul?40 km by road - What is the population of Mallapuram?5,933 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mallapuram in?Dindigul district (Vedasandur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mallapuram?65.8% (Census 2011)