# Maharajapuram Village, Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/maharajapuram-637805/ Village · Vedaranyam, Nagapattinam # Maharajapuram Maharajapuram is a village in Vedaranyam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614711**. The 2011 Census counted **875 people in 231 households**, the 46th largest of 48 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 875people (2011) - 231households - 68.3%literacy - 614711PIN code ## Maharajapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maharajapuram is 614711.** Maharajapuram falls in Vedaranyam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614711 - Gram panchayatTulasapuram - Community development blockThalainayar - Census village code637805 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maharajapuram from nearby towns? - Vedaranyam (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)45 km by road - Thiruthuraipoondi (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 Maharajapuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Umbalacheri - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruthuraipoondi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thalainayar - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and covered wells - Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 16 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 Maharajapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy and coconut**. About 88% of the 696 hectares of village land is sown, and 608 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 Maharajapuram Of every 100 households in Maharajapuram in 2011, 86 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 10 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maharajapuram · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Electricity for lighting ****86%** **87% Toilet within the home ****12%** **23% No toilet (open defecation) ****88%** **75% Tap water ****98%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****0%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%** **15% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **84% Use banking services ****10%** **58% Television ****81%** **87% Mobile phone ****41%** **59% Computer with internet ****2%** **1% Two-wheeler ****10%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **5% Own their home ****79%** **98% 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 Maharajapuram? ■ Maharajapuram · ■ Vedaranyam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.3%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **1003 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****773** **929 Working population ****59.5%** **44.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 76.5% for men and 60.3% for women. 66% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ******** **■** Cultivators 1 (0%) · **■** Farm labourers 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 23 (4%) · **■** Marginal 491 (94%) 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 Vedaranyam - Kadanthethi1,440 people - Mulakarai1,297 people - Andagathurai1,203 people - Thulasapuram1,082 people - Vedaraniyapuram71 people - Maharajapuram8 people [All 51 villages in Vedaranyam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/vedaranyam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maharajapuram?614711 - How far is Maharajapuram from Nagapattinam?45 km by road - What is the population of Maharajapuram?875 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maharajapuram in?Nagapattinam district (Vedaranyam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maharajapuram?68.3% (Census 2011)