# Megamalai, Andipatti, Theni – Population & PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/andipatti/megamalai/ Village · Andipatti, Theni # Megamalai Megamalai is a village in [Andipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/andipatti/) sub-district of [Theni](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/) district, [Tamil Nadu](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/), PIN code **625579**. The 2011 Census counted **8,348 people in 2,585 households**, the 9th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.3%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.4%. - 8,348people (2011) - 2,585households - 60.3%literacy - 625579PIN code ## Megamalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Megamalai is 625579.** Megamalai falls in Andipatti sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625579 - Gram panchayatMegamalai , Thummakkundu - Community development blockKadamalaikundru-Myladumparai - Census village code641167 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Megamalai from nearby towns? - Andipatti (sub-district HQ)60 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)60 km by road - Theni Allinagaram (nearest town)60 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 Megamalai? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Megamalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 10 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 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 - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Mayiladumparai - ○Degree college10+ km · Koduvilarpatty - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Shanmugasundarapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)12 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 Megamalai known for? The main crops are **cashew nut, coffee and pepper**. About 11% of the 32,198 hectares of village land is sown, and 141 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 Megamalai Of every 100 households in Megamalai in 2011, 65 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 19 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Megamalai · ■ Andipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****65%** **90% Toilet within the home ****6%** **14% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **77% Tap water ****78%** **90% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **9% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **73% Use banking services ****17%** **36% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****19%** **45% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****6%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **10% Own their home ****88%** **86% 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 Megamalai? ■ Megamalai · ■ Andipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****60.3%** **69.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****940** **968 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****881** **927 Working population ****64.1%** **56.2% ### Women and men Literacy is 68.9% for men and 51.2% for women. 65% of men and 63% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 893 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,288 (61%) · **■** Household industry 78 (1%) · **■** Other work 284 (5%) · **■** Marginal 810 (15%) 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 Andipatti - Vallalnathi12,684 people - Shanmugasundarapuram10,680 people - Kovilpatti10,072 people - Mottanuthu8,925 people - Kunnur5,387 people - Theppanpatti4,730 people - Marikkundu4,317 people - Rajadhani4,311 people [All 24 villages in Andipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/andipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Megamalai?625579 - How far is Megamalai from Theni Allinagaram?60 km by road - What is the population of Megamalai?8,348 (Census 2011) - Which district is Megamalai in?Theni district (Andipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Megamalai?60.3% (Census 2011)