# Maharajapuram Village, Nannilam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/maharajapuram/ Village · Nannilam, Thiruvarur # Maharajapuram Maharajapuram is a village in Nannilam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609503**. The 2011 Census counted **1,363 people in 345 households**, the 40th largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.8%, below the sub-district's rural average of 83.8%. - 1,363people (2011) - 345households - 80.8%literacy - 609503PIN code ## Maharajapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maharajapuram is 609503.** Maharajapuram falls in Nannilam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609503 - Gram panchayatMaharajapuram - Community development blockNannilam - Census village code638048 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maharajapuram from nearby towns? - Nannilam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)25 km by road - Peralam (nearest town)4 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 Maharajapuram? 12 services counted by the Census are inside Maharajapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 schoolunder 5 km · Poonthottam - ○Degree college10+ km · Thiruvarur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Peralam - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)10 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 Maharajapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, cotton and peas**. About 60% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 167 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 Maharajapuram Of every 100 households in Maharajapuram in 2011, 95 had electricity, 16 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Maharajapuram · ■ Nannilam rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **94% Toilet within the home ****16%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **65% Tap water ****66%** **59% Drinking water within premises ****12%** **28% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **28% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **71% Use banking services ****33%** **50% Television ****94%** **90% Mobile phone ****71%** **59% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****20%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****98%** **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 Maharajapuram? ■ Maharajapuram · ■ Nannilam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****80.8%** **83.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****922** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****868** **950 Working population ****49.2%** **42.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.9% for men and 72.1% for women. 61% of men and 36% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 56 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 30 (4%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 95 (14%) · **■** Marginal 478 (71%) 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 Nannilam - Kothavasal1,479 people - Thirukkottaram1,381 people - Perumpugalore1,372 people - Koothanur1,363 people - Kuvalaikkal1,344 people - Moongilkudi1,311 people - Panangattangudi1,305 people - Kottur1,298 people [All 70 villages in Nannilam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/nannilam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maharajapuram?609503 - How far is Maharajapuram from Thiruvarur?25 km by road - What is the population of Maharajapuram?1,363 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maharajapuram in?Thiruvarur district (Nannilam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maharajapuram?80.8% (Census 2011)