# Meppur Village, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/meppur/ Village · Poonamallee, Thiruvallur # Meppur Meppur is a village in Poonamallee sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600123**. The 2011 Census counted **3,493 people in 863 households**, the 10th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.6%, below the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%. - 3,493people (2011) - 863households - 77.6%literacy - 600123PIN code ## Meppur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meppur is 600123.** Meppur falls in Poonamallee sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code600123 - Gram panchayatMeppur - Community development blockPoonamallee - Census village code629148 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Meppur from nearby towns? - Poonamallee (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)28 km by road - Poonamallee (nearest town)3 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 Meppur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Meppur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Nazarathpettai - ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Sembarambakkam - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Sembarambakkam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Meppur known for? The main crops are **paddy**. About 13% of the 174 hectares of village land is sown, and 12 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 Meppur Of every 100 households in Meppur in 2011, 93 had electricity, 38 a toilet at home and 35 cooked with LPG; 75 had a mobile phone, 31 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Meppur · ■ Poonamallee rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **97% Toilet within the home ****38%** **42% No toilet (open defecation) ****62%** **56% Tap water ****90%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****35%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****35%** **65% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****60%** **28% Use banking services ****36%** **50% Television ****87%** **90% Mobile phone ****75%** **75% Computer with internet ****3%** **2% Two-wheeler ****31%** **37% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **4% Own their home ****80%** **84% 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 Meppur? ■ Meppur · ■ Poonamallee rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.6%** **81.9% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****972** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****888** **953 Working population ****43.7%** **40.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 70.6% for women. 59% of men and 28% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 17 (1%) · **■** Farm labourers 126 (8%) · **■** Household industry 42 (3%) · **■** Other work 918 (60%) · **■** Marginal 424 (28%) 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 Poonamallee - Agaramel4,609 people - Soranjeri4,161 people - Thiruninravur3,962 people - Parivakkam3,911 people - Nemam3,434 people - Vellavedu1,868 people - Kilmanambedu1,845 people - Kolappancheri1,241 people [All 28 villages in Poonamallee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meppur?600123 - How far is Meppur from Thiruvallur?28 km by road - What is the population of Meppur?3,493 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meppur in?Thiruvallur district (Poonamallee sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meppur?77.6% (Census 2011)