# Meikkilarpatti Village, Usilampatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/meikkilarpatti/ Village · Usilampatti, Madurai # Meikkilarpatti Meikkilarpatti is a village in Usilampatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625532**. The 2011 Census counted **2,407 people in 650 households**, the 25th largest of 54 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 70.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 70.1%. - 2,407people (2011) - 650households - 70.4%literacy - 625532PIN code ## Meikkilarpatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meikkilarpatti is 625532.** Meikkilarpatti falls in Usilampatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625532 - Gram panchayatMeikkilarpatti - Community development blockUsilampatti - Census village code640813 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meikkilarpatti from nearby towns? - Usilampatti (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)30 km by road - Usilampatti (nearest town)3 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 Meikkilarpatti? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Meikkilarpatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●State 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Usilampatti - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Usilampatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kokkulam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 21 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 Meikkilarpatti known for? The main crops are **maize, cotton and sugarcane**. Products made here include bricks. About 42% of the 361 hectares of village land is sown, and 26 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 Meikkilarpatti Of every 100 households in Meikkilarpatti in 2011, 94 had electricity, 40 a toilet at home and 38 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Meikkilarpatti · ■ Usilampatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **92% Toilet within the home ****40%** **15% No toilet (open defecation) ****58%** **82% Tap water ****81%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **11% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****38%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **73% Use banking services ****62%** **46% Television ****90%** **86% Mobile phone ****66%** **51% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **13% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****86%** **92% 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 Meikkilarpatti? ■ Meikkilarpatti · ■ Usilampatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****70.4%** **70.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****930** **951 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****846** **880 Working population ****41.8%** **58.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 59.0% for women. 47% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 200 (20%) · **■** Farm labourers 331 (33%) · **■** Household industry 18 (2%) · **■** Other work 358 (36%) · **■** Marginal 99 (10%) 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 Usilampatti - Panniyan2,627 people - Jothilnaickanur2,562 people - Sakkarappanaickanur2,507 people - Eravarpatti2,459 people - Sindupatti2,383 people - Kodikulam2,380 people - Kannanur2,248 people - Nallathevanpatti2,197 people [All 57 villages in Usilampatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/usilampatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meikkilarpatti?625532 - How far is Meikkilarpatti from Madurai?30 km by road - What is the population of Meikkilarpatti?2,407 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meikkilarpatti in?Madurai district (Usilampatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meikkilarpatti?70.4% (Census 2011)