Village · Ponnamaravathi, Pudukkottai # Mekkinipatti Mekkinipatti is a village in Ponnamaravathi sub-district of Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code 622402. The 2011 Census counted 255 people in 58 households, the 46th largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.4%. - 255 people (2011) - 58 households - 73.1% literacy - 622402 PIN code ## Mekkinipatti PIN code and other codes The PIN code of Mekkinipatti is 622402. Mekkinipatti falls in Ponnamaravathi sub-district, Pudukkottai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code 622402 - Gram panchayat Kovanur - Community development block Ponnamaravathi - Census village code 639570 Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## How far is Mekkinipatti from nearby towns? - Ponnamaravathi (sub-district HQ) 13 km by road - Pudukkottai (district HQ) 24 km by road - Ponnamaravathi (nearest town) 13 km by road Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## What facilities are there in Mekkinipatti? 8 services counted by the Census are inside Mekkinipatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ● Mobile phone coverage In village - ● Public bus service In village - ● Private bus service In village - ● Pucca (black-topped) road In village - ● All-weather road In village - ● Ration (PDS) shop In village - ● ASHA health worker In village - ● Community centre In village ### Nearest outside - ○ Primary school under 5 km · Kovanur - ○ Senior secondary school 10+ km · Ponnamaravathi - ○ Degree college 10+ km · Thekkattur - ○ ITI / vocational school 10+ km · Thekkattur - ○ Primary health centre 5–10 km - ○ Allopathic hospital 10+ km - ○ Dispensary 5–10 km - ○ Post office under 5 km - ○ Railway station 10+ km - ○ ATM 5–10 km - ○ Commercial bank 10+ km - ○ Mandi / regular market 5–10 km - ○ Public library 5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking water treated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011) 10 h summer · 10 h winter Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed. ## What is Mekkinipatti known for? The main crops are paddy, coconut and banana. About 18% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 35 hectares are irrigated. Source: Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory. ## Homes and amenities in Mekkinipatti Of every 100 households in Mekkinipatti in 2011, 87 had electricity, 36 a toilet at home and 47 cooked with LPG; 51 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mekkinipatti · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average - Electricity for lighting 87% 90% - Toilet within the home 36% 22% - No toilet (open defecation) 62% 77% - Tap water 82% 70% - Drinking water within premises 26% 9% - Cooking with LPG / PNG 47% 14% - Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue 51% 84% - Use banking services 0% 48% - Television 86% 80% - Mobile phone 51% 66% - Computer with internet 0% 0% - Two-wheeler 14% 25% - Car / jeep / van 0% 1% - None of these assets 11% 7% - Own their home 98% 92% Source: Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14). ## What is the population of Mekkinipatti? ■ Mekkinipatti · ■ Ponnamaravathi rural average - Literacy (age 7+) 73.1% 72.4% - Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) 977 1018 - Child sex ratio (0–6) 1625 951 - Working population 70.6% 50.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 64.6% for women. 73% of men and 68% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ■ Cultivators 150 (83%) · ■ Farm labourers 1 (1%) · ■ Household industry 1 (1%) · ■ Other work 8 (4%) · ■ Marginal 20 (11%) Source: Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts. ## Other villages of similar size in Ponnamaravathi - Karanapatti 381 people - Kalanivoipatti 315 people - Vellagudi 277 people - Nathupatti 270 people - Vellayakavadampatti 251 people - Keelakurichipatti 149 people - Vadakkirapatti 96 people All 49 villages in Ponnamaravathi ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mekkinipatti? 622402 - How far is Mekkinipatti from Pudukkottai? 24 km by road - What is the population of Mekkinipatti? 255 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mekkinipatti in? Pudukkottai district (Ponnamaravathi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mekkinipatti? 73.1% (Census 2011) --- Canonical: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/pudukkottai/ponnamaravathi/mekkinipatti/ · Updated 2026-11-03 · Data: national censuses and statistics offices (sources named in each section); © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL); Overture Maps; GeoNames; NASA POWER.