# Marakkavalasai Village, Peravurani, Thanjavur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/peravurani/marakkavalasai/ Village · Peravurani, Thanjavur # Marakkavalasai Marakkavalasai is a village in Peravurani sub-district of Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614802**. The 2011 Census counted **2,578 people in 633 households**, the 12th largest of 72 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 77.2%. - 2,578people (2011) - 633households - 79.0%literacy - 614802PIN code ## Marakkavalasai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Marakkavalasai is 614802.** Marakkavalasai falls in Peravurani sub-district, Thanjavur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614802 - Gram panchayatMarakkavalasai - Community development blockSethubhavachatram - Census village code639188 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Marakkavalasai from nearby towns? - Peravurani (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Thanjavur (district HQ)70 km by road - Peravurani (nearest town)6 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 Marakkavalasai? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Marakkavalasai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 school5–10 km · Kuruvikarambai I - ○Degree college5–10 km · Peravurani - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Peravurani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 15 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 Marakkavalasai known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and sesame seeds**. About 47% of the 404 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 Marakkavalasai Of every 100 households in Marakkavalasai in 2011, 80 had electricity, 46 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 8 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Marakkavalasai · ■ Peravurani rural average Electricity for lighting ****80%** **80% Toilet within the home ****46%** **18% No toilet (open defecation) ****54%** **80% Tap water ****97%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****18%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****99%** **86% Use banking services ****60%** **38% Television ****90%** **82% Mobile phone ****70%** **60% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****8%** **17% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **90% 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 Marakkavalasai? ■ Marakkavalasai · ■ Peravurani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.0%** **77.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****982** **1050 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****965** **986 Working population ****30.6%** **46.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.7% for men and 73.3% for women. 53% of men and 8% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 41 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 230 (29%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 499 (63%) · **■** Marginal 16 (2%) 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 Peravurani - Avanam3,051 people - Kalagam II2,747 people - Kalanivasal2,685 people - Kalagam I2,631 people - Sengamangalam2,524 people - Vilangulam2,437 people - Sethubavachatram2,032 people - Ammayandi1,947 people [All 76 villages in Peravurani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thanjavur/peravurani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Marakkavalasai?614802 - How far is Marakkavalasai from Thanjavur?70 km by road - What is the population of Marakkavalasai?2,578 (Census 2011) - Which district is Marakkavalasai in?Thanjavur district (Peravurani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Marakkavalasai?79.0% (Census 2011)