# Marandai Village, Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/marandai/ Village · Kadaladi, Ramanathapuram # Marandai Marandai is a village in Kadaladi sub-district of Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **623703**. The 2011 Census counted **3,168 people in 767 households**, the 16th largest of 40 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 76.4%. - 3,168people (2011) - 767households - 71.9%literacy - 623703PIN code ## Marandai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marandai is 623703.** Marandai falls in Kadaladi sub-district, Ramanathapuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code623703 - Gram panchayatMarandai , Souripattinam - Community development blockKadaladi - Census village code642054 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marandai from nearby towns? - Kadaladi (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Ramanathapuram (district HQ)60 km by road - Mudukulathur (nearest town)15 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 Marandai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Marandai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public 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 - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kadaladi - ○Degree college10+ km · Vilangalathur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mudukulathur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 10 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 Marandai known for? The main crops are **paddy, green chilli and cotton**. About 78% of the 1,505 hectares of village land is sown, and 223 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 Marandai Of every 100 households in Marandai in 2011, 87 had electricity, 41 a toilet at home and 11 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Marandai · ■ Kadaladi rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **82% Toilet within the home ****41%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****59%** **77% Tap water ****48%** **50% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **2% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****11%** **13% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **84% Use banking services ****40%** **47% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****64%** **66% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **8% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****9%** **8% Own their home ****96%** **91% 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 Marandai? ■ Marandai · ■ Kadaladi rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%** **76.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **982 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****864** **950 Working population ****58.9%** **46.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.8% for men and 61.7% for women. 60% of men and 58% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 1,009 (54%) · **■** Farm labourers 157 (8%) · **■** Household industry 7 (0%) · **■** Other work 196 (10%) · **■** Marginal 498 (27%) 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 Kadaladi - Meenangudi3,491 people - Panivasal3,371 people - Melakidaram3,340 people - Appanur3,329 people - Keerandai3,066 people - Silliyanvagaikkulam2,830 people - Kadugusandai2,687 people - Mookkaiyur2,660 people [All 44 villages in Kadaladi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/ramanathapuram/kadaladi/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marandai?623703 - How far is Marandai from Ramanathapuram?60 km by road - What is the population of Marandai?3,168 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marandai in?Ramanathapuram district (Kadaladi sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Marandai?71.9% (Census 2011)