# Malaiyur Village, Karambakudi, Pudukkottai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Karambakudi, Pudukkottai 

# Malaiyur

Malaiyur is a village in Karambakudi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **622301**. The 2011 Census counted **4,675 people in 1,043 households**, the 5th largest of 47 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 75.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 71.9%.

- 4,675people (2011)
- 1,043households
- 75.0%literacy
- 622301PIN code

## Malaiyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Malaiyur is 622301.** Malaiyur falls in Karambakudi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code622301
- Gram panchayatMalaiyur
- Community development blockKarambakkudi
- Census village code639690

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Malaiyur from nearby towns?

- Karambakudi (sub-district HQ)13 km by road
- Pudukkottai (district HQ)20 km by road
- Alangudi (nearest town)9 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 Malaiyur?

29 services counted by the Census are inside Malaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors
- ●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
- ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors
- ●Post officeIn village
- ●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
- ●Commercial bankIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn 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 college10+ km · Pudukkottai
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Alangudi
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Malaiyur known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, paddy and banana**. Products made here include clay pots, dolls and cloths. About 38% of the 1,117 hectares of village land is sown, and 355 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 Malaiyur

Of every 100 households in Malaiyur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 10 a toilet at home and 5 cooked with LPG; 61 had a mobile phone, 22 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Malaiyur · ■ Karambakudi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****94%**

**91%

Toilet within the home ****10%**

**8%

No toilet (open defecation) ****89%**

**91%

Tap water ****97%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****1%**

**2%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****5%**

**4%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**95%

Use banking services ****40%**

**32%

Television ****94%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****61%**

**60%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****22%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****2%**

**1%

None of these assets ****2%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Malaiyur?

■ Malaiyur · ■ Karambakudi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****75.0%**

**71.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****970**

**1028

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****763**

**934

Working population ****43.7%**

**51.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.9% for men and 66.1% for women. 54% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 542 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 924 (45%) · **■** Household industry 87 (4%) · **■** Other work 247 (12%) · **■** Marginal 244 (12%)

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 Karambakudi

- Mangottai6,532 people
- Mullankurichi6,277 people
- Pallavarayanpathai5,993 people
- Ponnamviduthy4,683 people
- Pilaviduthy3,777 people
- Kanakkankadu3,200 people
- Kattathi2,698 people
- Sengamedu2,578 people

[All 48 villages in Karambakudi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/karambakudi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Malaiyur?622301
- How far is Malaiyur from Pudukkottai?20 km by road
- What is the population of Malaiyur?4,675 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Malaiyur in?Pudukkottai district (Karambakudi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Malaiyur?75.0% (Census 2011)
