# Menalur Village, Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthiramerur, Kancheepuram 

# Menalur

Menalur is a village in Uthiramerur sub-district of Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **603402**. The 2011 Census counted **2,549 people in 668 households**, the 6th largest of 114 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.5%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.5%.

- 2,549people (2011)
- 668households
- 71.5%literacy
- 603402PIN code

## Menalur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Menalur is 603402.** Menalur falls in Uthiramerur sub-district, Kancheepuram district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code603402
- Gram panchayatMenalur
- Community development blockUthiramerur
- Census village code629822

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

## How far is Menalur from nearby towns?

- Uthiramerur (sub-district HQ)6 km by road
- Kancheepuram (district HQ)34 km by road
- Uthiramerur (nearest town)6 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 Menalur?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Menalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Uthiramerur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Uthiramerur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway stationunder 5 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 22 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 Menalur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and green gram**. About 53% of the 528 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Menalur

Of every 100 households in Menalur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 41 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Menalur · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**83%

Tap water ****98%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****55%**

**28%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****41%**

**25%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****57%**

**72%

Use banking services ****48%**

**43%

Television ****71%**

**85%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**58%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****30%**

**25%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****16%**

**8%

Own their home ****98%**

**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 Menalur?

■ Menalur · ■ Uthiramerur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.5%**

**72.5%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988**

**995

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****820**

**951

Working population ****50.2%**

**49.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 84.3% for men and 58.8% for women. 63% of men and 38% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 513 (40%) · **■** Farm labourers 245 (19%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 348 (27%) · **■** Marginal 171 (13%)

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 Uthiramerur

- Perunagar5,499 people
- Salavakkam3,311 people
- Ravathanallur3,260 people
- Sirudamur3,097 people
- Kaliyampoondi2,426 people
- Malayankulam2,390 people
- Sathananjeri2,166 people
- Sirupinayur2,053 people

[All 116 villages in Uthiramerur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kancheepuram/uthiramerur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Menalur?603402
- How far is Menalur from Kancheepuram?34 km by road
- What is the population of Menalur?2,549 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Menalur in?Kancheepuram district (Uthiramerur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Menalur?71.5% (Census 2011)