# Merpanaikadu Village, Aranthangi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/merpanaikadu/ Village · Aranthangi, Pudukkottai # Merpanaikadu Merpanaikadu is a village in Aranthangi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614624**. The 2011 Census counted **6,759 people in 1,707 households**, the 1st largest of 98 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 78.6%. - 6,759people (2011) - 1,707households - 77.8%literacy - 614624PIN code ## Merpanaikadu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Merpanaikadu is 614624.** Merpanaikadu falls in Aranthangi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614624 - Gram panchayatMelpanaikadu - Community development blockAranthangi - Census village code639713 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Merpanaikadu from nearby towns? - Aranthangi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)55 km by road - Keeramangalam (nearest town)5 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 Merpanaikadu? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Merpanaikadu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Peravurani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Peravurani - ○Allopathic hospital10+ 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, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 20 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 Merpanaikadu known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. About 56% of the 941 hectares of village land is sown, and 132 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 Merpanaikadu Of every 100 households in Merpanaikadu in 2011, 88 had electricity, 23 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Merpanaikadu · ■ Aranthangi rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **89% Toilet within the home ****23%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****74%** **76% Tap water ****87%** **81% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **11% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **88% Use banking services ****55%** **40% Television ****52%** **80% Mobile phone ****68%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **22% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****13%** **7% Own their home ****97%** **94% 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 Merpanaikadu? ■ Merpanaikadu · ■ Aranthangi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.8%** **78.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1126** **1062 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1037** **948 Working population ****53.3%** **48.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.9% for men and 71.6% for women. 63% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 911 (25%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,621 (45%) · **■** Household industry 95 (3%) · **■** Other work 369 (10%) · **■** Marginal 604 (17%) 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 Aranthangi - Mukkudi6,468 people - Arasarkulam Melpathi5,462 people - Chidambaraviduthy5,177 people - Silattur5,099 people [All 101 villages in Aranthangi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/aranthangi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Merpanaikadu?614624 - How far is Merpanaikadu from Pudukkottai?55 km by road - What is the population of Merpanaikadu?6,759 (Census 2011) - Which district is Merpanaikadu in?Pudukkottai district (Aranthangi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Merpanaikadu?77.8% (Census 2011)