# Meenakshipuram Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/meenakshipuram/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Meenakshipuram Meenakshipuram is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,046 people in 496 households**, the 25th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 2,046people (2011) - 496households - 69.9%literacy - 625301PIN code ## Meenakshipuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meenakshipuram is 625301.** Meenakshipuram falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625301 - Gram panchayatMeenakshipuram - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640578 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meenakshipuram from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)25 km by road - Melur (nearest town)15 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 Meenakshipuram? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Meenakshipuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Mangulam - ○Degree college10+ km · Kadavur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kannanendal - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 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 Meenakshipuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and sugarcane**. About 53% of the 888 hectares of village land is sown, and 471 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 Meenakshipuram Of every 100 households in Meenakshipuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 5 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Meenakshipuram · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **91% Toilet within the home ****5%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **64% Tap water ****55%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **63% Use banking services ****48%** **46% Television ****80%** **87% Mobile phone ****61%** **68% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****14%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****11%** **6% Own their home ****96%** **81% 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 Meenakshipuram? ■ Meenakshipuram · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****69.9%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****943** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **936 Working population ****50.2%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.5% for men and 61.7% for women. 57% of men and 42% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 21 (2%) · **■** Farm labourers 242 (24%) · **■** Household industry 19 (2%) · **■** Other work 204 (20%) · **■** Marginal 541 (53%) 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 Madurai North - Tirumohur2,399 people - Thamaraipatti2,385 people - Varichiyur2,338 people - Kadakkinaru2,310 people - Velichinatham2,020 people - Mathur1,997 people - Karuvanur1,936 people - Veerapandi1,907 people [All 140 villages in Madurai North](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meenakshipuram?625301 - How far is Meenakshipuram from Madurai?25 km by road - What is the population of Meenakshipuram?2,046 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meenakshipuram in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meenakshipuram?69.9% (Census 2011)