# Meiyur Village, Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/meiyur/ Village · Tirukalukundram, Kancheepuram # Meiyur Meiyur is a village in Tirukalukundram sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603102**. The 2011 Census counted **4,500 people in 1,147 households**, the 5th largest of 95 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 4,500people (2011) - 1,147households - 80.0%literacy - 603102PIN code ## Meiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meiyur is 603102.** Meiyur falls in Tirukalukundram sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code603102 - Gram panchayatSadurangapattinam - Community development blockTirukalukundram - Census village code629928 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meiyur from nearby towns? - Tirukalukundram (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Kancheepuram (district HQ)28 km by road - Mamallapuram (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 Meiyur? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Meiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukalukundram - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Chengalpattu - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)20 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 Meiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and banana**. Products made here include fish. About 14% of the 331 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Meiyur Of every 100 households in Meiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 63 a toilet at home and 42 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Meiyur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****63%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****34%** **71% Tap water ****53%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****53%** **20% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****42%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****47%** **63% Use banking services ****43%** **42% Television ****88%** **89% Mobile phone ****76%** **67% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****26%** **38% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **4% None of these assets ****4%** **5% Own their home ****74%** **88% 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 Meiyur? ■ Meiyur · ■ Tirukalukundram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.0%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****947** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****851** **955 Working population ****43.4%** **47.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.8% for men and 71.8% for women. 59% of men and 27% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 62 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 65 (3%) · **■** Household industry 35 (2%) · **■** Other work 857 (44%) · **■** Marginal 935 (48%) 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 Tirukalukundram - Neikuppi6,814 people - Sadurangapattinam6,301 people - P.V.Kalathur4,720 people - Voyalur4,517 people - Thirumani3,362 people - Kothimangalam3,285 people - Kuhipanthandalam3,117 people - Nemmeli3,099 people [All 101 villages in Tirukalukundram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/tirukalukundram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meiyur?603102 - How far is Meiyur from Kancheepuram?28 km by road - What is the population of Meiyur?4,500 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meiyur in?Kancheepuram district (Tirukalukundram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meiyur?80.0% (Census 2011)