# Poyyakaraipatti Village, Madurai North, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-north/poyyakaraipatti/ Village · Madurai North, Madurai # Poyyakaraipatti Poyyakaraipatti is a village in Madurai North sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625301**. The 2011 Census counted **2,628 people in 634 households**, the 16th largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 78.7%. - 2,628people (2011) - 634households - 60.3%literacy - 625301PIN code ## Poyyakaraipatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Poyyakaraipatti is 625301.** Poyyakaraipatti falls in Madurai North sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625301 - Gram panchayatPoyyakaraipatti - Community development blockMadurai East - Census village code640568 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Poyyakaraipatti from nearby towns? - Madurai North (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)18 km by road - A.Vellalapatti (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 Poyyakaraipatti? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Poyyakaraipatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chatrapatti - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kadavur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - 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 Poyyakaraipatti known for? About 14% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 18 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 Poyyakaraipatti Of every 100 households in Poyyakaraipatti in 2011, 70 had electricity, 3 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 12 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Poyyakaraipatti · ■ Madurai North rural average Electricity for lighting ****70%** **91% Toilet within the home ****3%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****97%** **64% Tap water ****79%** **84% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **63% Use banking services ****24%** **46% Television ****76%** **87% Mobile phone ****59%** **68% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****12%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **3% None of these assets ****13%** **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 Poyyakaraipatti? ■ Poyyakaraipatti · ■ Madurai North rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **78.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****867** **936 Working population ****48.4%** **46.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.2% for men and 52.3% for women. 58% of men and 38% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 112 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 728 (57%) · **■** Household industry 29 (2%) · **■** Other work 335 (26%) · **■** Marginal 67 (5%) 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 - Sakkudi3,645 people - Andarkottaram3,002 people - Angadimangalam2,855 people - Chatrapatti2,722 people - Karuppapillaiendal2,586 people - Narasingam2,568 people - Alattur2,543 people - Manjampatti2,421 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 Poyyakaraipatti?625301 - How far is Poyyakaraipatti from Madurai?18 km by road - What is the population of Poyyakaraipatti?2,628 (Census 2011) - Which district is Poyyakaraipatti in?Madurai district (Madurai North sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Poyyakaraipatti?60.3% (Census 2011)