# Markeyankottai Village, Uthamapalayam, Theni (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Uthamapalayam, Theni 

# Markeyankottai

Markeyankottai is a village in Uthamapalayam sub-district of Theni district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **655255**. The 2011 Census counted **2,125 people in 574 households**, the 20th largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 56.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.0%.

- 2,125people (2011)
- 574households
- 56.6%literacy
- 655255PIN code

## Markeyankottai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Markeyankottai is 655255.** Markeyankottai falls in Uthamapalayam sub-district, Theni district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code655255
- Gram panchayatAyyampatty
- Community development blockChinnamanur
- Census village code641120

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

## How far is Markeyankottai from nearby towns?

- Uthamapalayam (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Theni Allinagaram (district HQ)25 km by road
- Chinnamanur (nearest town)5 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 Markeyankottai?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Markeyankottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Chinnamanur
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Uthamapalayam
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Royappanpatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)15 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 Markeyankottai known for?

The main crops are **coconut, banana and vegetables**. About 53% of the 1,322 hectares of village land is sown, and 238 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 Markeyankottai

Of every 100 households in Markeyankottai in 2011, 89 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 18 cooked with LPG; 50 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 2 a car.

■ Markeyankottai · ■ Uthamapalayam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****89%**

**92%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****45%**

**42%

Tap water ****85%**

**96%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****18%**

**36%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****73%**

**57%

Use banking services ****47%**

**52%

Television ****94%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****50%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****3%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**18%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****4%**

**8%

Own their home ****91%**

**82%

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 Markeyankottai?

■ Markeyankottai · ■ Uthamapalayam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****56.6%**

**74.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**986

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****894**

**919

Working population ****56.3%**

**54.2%

### Women and men

Literacy is 65.3% for men and 48.1% for women. 61% of men and 51% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (19%) · **■** Farm labourers 824 (69%) · **■** Household industry 6 (1%) · **■** Other work 121 (10%) · **■** Marginal 17 (1%)

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 Uthamapalayam

- Sankarapuram3,419 people
- Kanniservaipatti2,955 people
- Pulikkuthi2,503 people
- Veppampatti2,287 people
- Pulanandapuram766 people
- Suranganur RF24 people
- Erasakkanayackanur Hills18 people

[All 32 villages in Uthamapalayam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/theni/uthamapalayam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Markeyankottai?655255
- How far is Markeyankottai from Theni Allinagaram?25 km by road
- What is the population of Markeyankottai?2,125 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Markeyankottai in?Theni district (Uthamapalayam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Markeyankottai?56.6% (Census 2011)