# Mevani Village, Gobichettipalayam, Erode (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Gobichettipalayam, Erode 

# Mevani

Mevani is a village in Gobichettipalayam sub-district of Erode district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638313**. The 2011 Census counted **2,089 people in 681 households**, the 39th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 62.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 65.2%.

- 2,089people (2011)
- 681households
- 62.7%literacy
- 638313PIN code

## Mevani PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mevani is 638313.** Mevani falls in Gobichettipalayam sub-district, Erode district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638313
- Gram panchayatMevani
- Community development blockGobichettipalayam
- Census village code634907

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

## How far is Mevani from nearby towns?

- Gobichettipalayam (sub-district HQ)14 km by road
- Erode (district HQ)40 km by road
- Kuhalur (nearest town)10 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 Mevani?

16 services counted by the Census are inside Mevani; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Railway stationIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Mandi / regular marketIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kugalur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Lakkampatti
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Gobichettipalayam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 10 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 Mevani known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and banana**. Products made here include rope and clay pots. About 85% of the 437 hectares of village land is sown, and 373 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 Mevani

Of every 100 households in Mevani in 2011, 81 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mevani · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****81%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**37%

No toilet (open defecation) ****8%**

**54%

Tap water ****71%**

**71%

Drinking water within premises ****27%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%**

**42%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****58%**

**50%

Use banking services ****47%**

**53%

Television ****76%**

**83%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**40%

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

**3%

None of these assets ****12%**

**7%

Own their home ****71%**

**87%

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 Mevani?

■ Mevani · ■ Gobichettipalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****62.7%**

**65.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1014**

**1004

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1111**

**959

Working population ****54.9%**

**61.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.4% for men and 56.0% for women. 68% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 122 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 740 (65%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 249 (22%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%)

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 Gobichettipalayam

- Kadukkampalayam2,467 people
- Nichampalayam2,323 people
- Pariyur2,265 people
- Akkaraikodiveri2,263 people
- Andipalayam2,025 people
- Odayagoundanpalayam1,874 people
- Lagampalayam1,847 people
- Polavapalayam1,789 people

[All 60 villages in Gobichettipalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/erode/gobichettipalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mevani?638313
- How far is Mevani from Erode?40 km by road
- What is the population of Mevani?2,089 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mevani in?Erode district (Gobichettipalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mevani?62.7% (Census 2011)
