# Maiyur Village, Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/maiyur/ Village · Maduranthakam, Kancheepuram # Maiyur Maiyur is a village in Maduranthakam sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603111**. The 2011 Census counted **2,931 people in 774 households**, the 11th largest of 188 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 72.1%. - 2,931people (2011) - 774households - 78.5%literacy - 603111PIN code ## Maiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maiyur is 603111.** Maiyur falls in Maduranthakam sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603111 - Gram panchayatMaiyur - Community development blockMaduranthakam - Census village code629968 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maiyur from nearby towns? - Maduranthakam (sub-district HQ)24 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)50 km by road - Chengalpattu (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 Maiyur? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Maiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centre10+ km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)22 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 Maiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. About 18% of the 821 hectares of village land is sown, and 140 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 Maiyur Of every 100 households in Maiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 61 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maiyur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****12%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **82% Tap water ****100%** **93% Drinking water within premises ****32%** **12% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****61%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****37%** **77% Use banking services ****61%** **39% Television ****89%** **89% Mobile phone ****60%** **58% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **95% 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 Maiyur? ■ Maiyur · ■ Maduranthakam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.5%** **72.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1019** **996 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **959 Working population ****55.0%** **51.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.3% for men and 71.8% for women. 64% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 61 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 506 (31%) · **■** Household industry 27 (2%) · **■** Other work 792 (49%) · **■** Marginal 225 (14%) 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 Maduranthakam - Nallamur Keelakaranai3,122 people - Silavattam3,119 people - Velamur3,057 people - Z.Endathur3,014 people - Kiliyanagar2,897 people - Z.Budur2,873 people - Kinar2,840 people - Morappakkam2,685 people [All 188 villages in Maduranthakam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/maduranthakam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maiyur?603111 - How far is Maiyur from Kancheepuram?50 km by road - What is the population of Maiyur?2,931 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Maduranthakam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maiyur?78.5% (Census 2011)