# Meppudakkudi Village, Iluppur, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/iluppur/meppudakkudi/ Village · Iluppur, Pudukkottai # Meppudakkudi Meppudakkudi is a village in Iluppur sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621316**. The 2011 Census counted **2,971 people in 644 households**, the 21st largest of 85 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.4%. - 2,971people (2011) - 644households - 73.5%literacy - 621316PIN code ## Meppudakkudi PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meppudakkudi is 621316.** Meppudakkudi falls in Iluppur sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code621316 - Gram panchayatMelboothagudi - Community development blockViralimalai - Census village code639223 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meppudakkudi from nearby towns? - Iluppur (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ)45 km by road - Manapparai (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 Meppudakkudi? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Meppudakkudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Viralimalai - ○Degree college5–10 km · Buthakudi - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Manapparai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, 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 Meppudakkudi known for? The main crops are **ground nut and cotton**. About 16% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 59 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 Meppudakkudi Of every 100 households in Meppudakkudi in 2011, 81 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 60 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Meppudakkudi · ■ Iluppur rural average Electricity for lighting ****81%** **86% Toilet within the home ****2%** **9% No toilet (open defecation) ****98%** **90% Tap water ****76%** **72% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **6% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%** **8% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **91% Use banking services ****23%** **37% Television ****80%** **79% Mobile phone ****60%** **64% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****25%** **25% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****100%** **97% 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 Meppudakkudi? ■ Meppudakkudi · ■ Iluppur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****73.5%** **68.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****991** **1011 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1016** **952 Working population ****48.6%** **52.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 82.8% for men and 63.9% for women. 61% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 211 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 861 (60%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 312 (22%) · **■** Marginal 53 (4%) 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 Iluppur - Virudapatti3,145 people - Meenaveli3,109 people - Buthakudi3,099 people - Teravur3,067 people - Velur2,957 people - Kalkudi2,940 people - Pudur2,937 people - Vayalogam2,809 people [All 86 villages in Iluppur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/iluppur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meppudakkudi?621316 - How far is Meppudakkudi from Pudukkottai?45 km by road - What is the population of Meppudakkudi?2,971 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meppudakkudi in?Pudukkottai district (Iluppur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meppudakkudi?73.5% (Census 2011)