# Parappanamedu Village, Needamangalam, Thiruvarur (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/parappanamedu/ Village · Needamangalam, Thiruvarur # Parappanamedu Parappanamedu is a village in Needamangalam sub-district of Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **614404**. The 2011 Census counted **1,578 people in 408 households**, the 30th largest of 62 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 80.2%. - 1,578people (2011) - 408households - 76.7%literacy - 614404PIN code ## Parappanamedu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Parappanamedu is 614404.** Parappanamedu falls in Needamangalam sub-district, Thiruvarur district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code614404 - Gram panchayatParappanamedu - Community development blockNeedamangalam - Census village code638148 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Parappanamedu from nearby towns? - Needamangalam (sub-district HQ)1 km by road - Thiruvarur (district HQ)24 km by road - Needamangalam (nearest town)1 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 Parappanamedu? 15 services counted by the Census are inside Parappanamedu; 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 - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 · Needamangalam - ○Degree college10+ km · Mannargudi - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Nagar - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Ration (PDS) shopunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Parappanamedu known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and sesame seeds**. Products made here include pottery and basket. About 74% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 170 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 Parappanamedu Of every 100 households in Parappanamedu in 2011, 97 had electricity, 24 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 56 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Parappanamedu · ■ Needamangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****24%** **27% No toilet (open defecation) ****76%** **70% Tap water ****96%** **80% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **19% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **23% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **75% Use banking services ****50%** **39% Television ****98%** **92% Mobile phone ****56%** **50% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****17%** **19% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****1%** **4% Own their home ****92%** **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 Parappanamedu? ■ Parappanamedu · ■ Needamangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **80.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **1013 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1197** **959 Working population ****46.5%** **44.8% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.5% for men and 68.8% for women. 61% of men and 32% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 57 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 504 (69%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 138 (19%) · **■** Marginal 33 (4%) 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 Needamangalam - Marangudi1,657 people - Palaiyanur1,649 people - Melalavandhacheri1,648 people - Kulamanickam1,607 people - Thengovanur1,560 people - Palakurichy1,526 people - Nagar1,509 people - Verkudi1,501 people [All 65 villages in Needamangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thiruvarur/needamangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Parappanamedu?614404 - How far is Parappanamedu from Thiruvarur?24 km by road - What is the population of Parappanamedu?1,578 (Census 2011) - Which district is Parappanamedu in?Thiruvarur district (Needamangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Parappanamedu?76.7% (Census 2011)