# Memathur Village, Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/memathur/ Village · Tharangambadi, Nagapattinam # Memathur Memathur is a village in Tharangambadi sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609309**. The 2011 Census counted **3,084 people in 780 households**, the 28th largest of 66 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 81.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 83.0%. - 3,084people (2011) - 780households - 81.1%literacy - 609309PIN code ## Memathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Memathur is 609309.** Memathur falls in Tharangambadi sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609309 - Gram panchayatMemathur - Community development blockSembanarkoil - Census village code637591 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Memathur from nearby towns? - Tharangambadi (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)30 km by road - Mayiladuthurai (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 Memathur? 16 services counted by the Census are inside Memathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sembanarkoil - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated 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 Memathur known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. Products made here include clay pots. About 78% of the 635 hectares of village land is sown, and 485 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 Memathur Of every 100 households in Memathur in 2011, 95 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Memathur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****19%** **36% No toilet (open defecation) ****81%** **63% Tap water ****100%** **67% Drinking water within premises ****30%** **30% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****89%** **66% Use banking services ****38%** **48% Television ****95%** **90% Mobile phone ****51%** **62% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****98%** **93% 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 Memathur? ■ Memathur · ■ Tharangambadi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****81.1%** **83.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1033 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1124** **963 Working population ****49.8%** **42.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.4% for men and 74.0% for women. 63% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 45 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 411 (27%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 115 (7%) · **■** Marginal 962 (63%) 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 Tharangambadi - Thiruvillaiyattam3,238 people - Melaperumpallam3,231 people - Pillaiperumalnallur3,229 people - Kothangudi3,090 people - Marudampallam3,002 people - Nalladai2,845 people - Kizhaperumpallam2,561 people - Akkurpandaravadai2,479 people [All 67 villages in Tharangambadi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/tharangambadi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Memathur?609309 - How far is Memathur from Nagapattinam?30 km by road - What is the population of Memathur?3,084 (Census 2011) - Which district is Memathur in?Nagapattinam district (Tharangambadi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Memathur?81.1% (Census 2011)