# Paraippathi Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/paraippathi/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Paraippathi Paraippathi is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **2,760 people in 721 households**, the 12th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 2,760people (2011) - 721households - 59.1%literacy - 625022PIN code ## Paraippathi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Paraippathi is 625022.** Paraippathi falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625022 - Gram panchayatParaipatti - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641058 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Paraippathi from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)23 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)23 km by road - Kariapatti (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 Paraippathi? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Paraippathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · S.Kallupatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Avaniapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps - 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 Paraippathi known for? The main crops are **paddy, maize and bajra**. About 28% of the 388 hectares of village land is sown, and 47 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 Paraippathi Of every 100 households in Paraippathi in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Paraippathi · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **93% Toilet within the home ****4%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **64% Tap water ****98%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **47% Use banking services ****37%** **50% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****51%** **67% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****6%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **77% 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 Paraippathi? ■ Paraippathi · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****978** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1057** **962 Working population ****53.9%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 69.9% for men and 47.9% for women. 58% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 227 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 525 (35%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 595 (40%) · **■** Marginal 130 (9%) 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 South - Solankuruni3,191 people - Thoppur3,139 people - Vadivelkarai3,085 people - Kodimangalam2,784 people - Vedarpuliankulam2,639 people - Kilakuyilkudi2,606 people - Periya Alangulam2,435 people - Nedumadurai2,272 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Paraippathi?625022 - How far is Paraippathi from Madurai?23 km by road - What is the population of Paraippathi?2,760 (Census 2011) - Which district is Paraippathi in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Paraippathi?59.1% (Census 2011)