# Meyyur Village, Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/meyyur/ Village · Uthukkottai, Thiruvallur # Meyyur Meyyur is a village in Uthukkottai sub-district of Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **601103**. The 2011 Census counted **2,357 people in 647 households**, the 17th largest of 91 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.5%. - 2,357people (2011) - 647households - 72.2%literacy - 601103PIN code ## Meyyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Meyyur is 601103.** Meyyur falls in Uthukkottai sub-district, Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code601103 - Gram panchayatMeyyur - Community development blockPoondi - Census village code628854 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? - Uthukkottai (sub-district HQ)13 km by road - Thiruvallur (district HQ)21 km by road - Uthukkottai (nearest town)13 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? 17 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 · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Velliyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Pandur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Thiruvallur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water - 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 Meyyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and pulses**. About 38% of the 1,058 hectares of village land is sown, and 320 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, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 15 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Meyyur · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **94% Toilet within the home ****25%** **21% No toilet (open defecation) ****75%** **73% Tap water ****96%** **94% Drinking water within premises ****54%** **21% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****15%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%** **64% Use banking services ****77%** **38% Television ****85%** **90% Mobile phone ****73%** **56% Computer with internet ****10%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **1% None of these assets ****3%** **5% Own their home ****95%** **94% 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 · ■ Uthukkottai rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.2%** **68.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1044** **1021 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000** **960 Working population ****52.7%** **50.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.4% for men and 61.5% for women. 59% of men and 46% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 105 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 523 (42%) · **■** Household industry 150 (12%) · **■** Other work 369 (30%) · **■** Marginal 95 (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 Uthukkottai - Vellathukottai2,660 people - Perandur2,502 people - Lachivakkam2,481 people - Velagapauram2,372 people - Ammambakkam2,349 people - Boochiathipattu2,161 people - Goonipalayam2,131 people - Pagalamedu2,087 people [All 99 villages in Uthukkottai](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvallur/uthukkottai/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Meyyur?601103 - How far is Meyyur from Thiruvallur?21 km by road - What is the population of Meyyur?2,357 (Census 2011) - Which district is Meyyur in?Thiruvallur district (Uthukkottai sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Meyyur?72.2% (Census 2011)