# Mozhaiyur Village, Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Mayiladuthurai, Nagapattinam 

# Mozhaiyur

Mozhaiyur is a village in Mayiladuthurai sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609118**. The 2011 Census counted **2,085 people in 553 households**, the 36th largest of 59 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.2%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.1%.

- 2,085people (2011)
- 553households
- 82.2%literacy
- 609118PIN code

## Mozhaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mozhaiyur is 609118.** Mozhaiyur falls in Mayiladuthurai sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code609118
- Gram panchayatMozhaiyur
- Community development blockMayiladuthurai
- Census village code637472

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

## How far is Mozhaiyur from nearby towns?

- Mayiladuthurai (sub-district HQ)8 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)50 km by road
- Mayiladuthurai (nearest town)8 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 Mozhaiyur?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mozhaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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
- ●Public libraryIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Aruvappadi
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Mozhaiyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 72% of the 410 hectares of village land is sown, and 289 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 Mozhaiyur

Of every 100 households in Mozhaiyur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 39 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Mozhaiyur · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average

Electricity for lighting ****95%**

**95%

Toilet within the home ****39%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****60%**

**65%

Tap water ****69%**

**68%

Drinking water within premises ****35%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%**

**33%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****70%**

**66%

Use banking services ****57%**

**45%

Television ****91%**

**92%

Mobile phone ****52%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Mozhaiyur?

■ Mozhaiyur · ■ Mayiladuthurai rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****82.2%**

**83.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1104**

**1016

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****940**

**970

Working population ****42.7%**

**42.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.0% for men and 76.1% for women. 58% of men and 29% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 129 (14%) · **■** Household industry 5 (1%) · **■** Other work 245 (28%) · **■** Marginal 443 (50%)

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 Mayiladuthurai

- Pattavarthi2,316 people
- Siddamalli2,289 people
- Thalancheri2,261 people
- Kali II Bit2,125 people
- Kurichi2,064 people
- Serudiyur1,934 people
- Pandur1,929 people
- Ivanallur1,867 people

[All 59 villages in Mayiladuthurai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/mayiladuthurai/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mozhaiyur?609118
- How far is Mozhaiyur from Nagapattinam?50 km by road
- What is the population of Mozhaiyur?2,085 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mozhaiyur in?Nagapattinam district (Mayiladuthurai sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mozhaiyur?82.2% (Census 2011)
