# Meyyur Village, Poonamallee, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Poonamallee, Thiruvallur 

# Meyyur

Meyyur is a village in Poonamallee sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **600124**. The 2011 Census counted **363 people in 96 households**, the 24th largest of 24 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.9%.

- 363people (2011)
- 96households
- 79.8%literacy
- 600124PIN code

## Meyyur PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Meyyur is 600124.** Meyyur falls in Poonamallee sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code600124
- Gram panchayatGudapakkam
- Community development blockPoonamallee
- Census village code629141

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

## How far is Meyyur from nearby towns?

- Poonamallee (sub-district HQ)16 km by road
- Thiruvallur (district HQ)17 km by road
- Thirumazhisai (nearest town)14 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 Meyyur?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Meyyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thirumazhisai
- ○Degree collegeunder 5 km · Kuthambakkam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Veppampattu
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Meyyur known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and water melon**. About 9% of the 483 hectares of village land is sown, and 13 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 Meyyur

Of every 100 households in Meyyur in 2011, 88 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 90 cooked with LPG; 80 had a mobile phone, 63 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Meyyur · ■ Poonamallee rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**97%

Toilet within the home ****4%**

**42%

No toilet (open defecation) ****96%**

**56%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****61%**

**29%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****90%**

**65%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****8%**

**28%

Use banking services ****83%**

**50%

Television ****88%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****80%**

**75%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****63%**

**37%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**3%

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

**4%

Own their home ****96%**

**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 Meyyur?

■ Meyyur · ■ Poonamallee rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****79.8%**

**81.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****984**

**994

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1190**

**953

Working population ****55.4%**

**40.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 88.3% for men and 71.0% for women. 69% of men and 42% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 95 (47%) · **■** Farm labourers 15 (7%) · **■** Household industry 6 (3%) · **■** Other work 69 (34%) · **■** Marginal 16 (8%)

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

- Parvatharajapuram789 people
- Narasingapuram714 people
- Agraharamel690 people
- Nochimedu398 people

[All 28 villages in Poonamallee](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/poonamallee/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Meyyur?600124
- How far is Meyyur from Thiruvallur?17 km by road
- What is the population of Meyyur?363 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Meyyur in?Thiruvallur district (Poonamallee sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Meyyur?79.8% (Census 2011)