# Mahendrapalli Village, Sirkali, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/mahendrapalli/ Village · Sirkali, Nagapattinam # Mahendrapalli Mahendrapalli is a village in Sirkali sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,601 people in 435 households**, the 69th largest of 87 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 79.8%. - 1,601people (2011) - 435households - 77.4%literacy - 609101PIN code ## Mahendrapalli PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mahendrapalli is 609101.** Mahendrapalli falls in Sirkali sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609101 - Gram panchayatMahendrapalli - Community development blockKollidam - Census village code637356 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mahendrapalli from nearby towns? - Sirkali (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)90 km by road - Annamalai Nagar (nearest town)16 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 Mahendrapalli? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Mahendrapalli; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 · Puliyanthurai - ○Degree college10+ km · Annamalai Nagar - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Arasur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 18 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 Mahendrapalli known for? The main crops are **paddy and black gram**. About 46% of the 502 hectares of village land is sown, and 225 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 Mahendrapalli Of every 100 households in Mahendrapalli in 2011, 78 had electricity, 28 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 49 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Mahendrapalli · ■ Sirkali rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **93% Toilet within the home ****28%** **32% No toilet (open defecation) ****72%** **66% Tap water ****98%** **56% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **23% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **27% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%** **71% Use banking services ****11%** **43% Television ****79%** **90% Mobile phone ****49%** **58% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **95% 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 Mahendrapalli? ■ Mahendrapalli · ■ Sirkali rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.4%** **79.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032** **1024 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****835** **948 Working population ****38.1%** **42.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.8% for women. 59% of men and 18% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 83 (14%) · **■** Farm labourers 423 (69%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 77 (13%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%) 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 Sirkali - Semmangudy1,692 people - Karkoil1,663 people - Agaravattaram1,650 people - Pannangudy1,629 people - Perumangalam1,581 people - Keelamathur1,570 people - Athiyur1,563 people - Alaveli1,510 people [All 87 villages in Sirkali](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/sirkali/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mahendrapalli?609101 - How far is Mahendrapalli from Nagapattinam?90 km by road - What is the population of Mahendrapalli?1,601 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mahendrapalli in?Nagapattinam district (Sirkali sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mahendrapalli?77.4% (Census 2011)