# Megnanapuram Village, Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/megnanapuram/ Village · Tiruchendur, Thoothukkudi # Megnanapuram Megnanapuram is a village in Tiruchendur sub-district of Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **628210**. The 2011 Census counted **2,502 people in 649 households**, the 23rd largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 89.2%. - 2,502people (2011) - 649households - 95.1%literacy - 628210PIN code ## Megnanapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Megnanapuram is 628210.** Megnanapuram falls in Tiruchendur sub-district, Thoothukkudi district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code628210 - Gram panchayatMeignanapuram - Community development blockUdangudi - Census village code642581 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Megnanapuram from nearby towns? - Tiruchendur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Thoothukkudi (district HQ)65 km by road - Udangudi (nearest town)7 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 Megnanapuram? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Megnanapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 4 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●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 - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn 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 - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Veerapandianpattinam - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 15 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 Megnanapuram known for? The main crops are **paddy, banana and coconut**. About 38% of the 480 hectares of village land is sown, and 180 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 Megnanapuram Of every 100 households in Megnanapuram in 2011, 97 had electricity, 77 a toilet at home and 73 cooked with LPG; 70 had a mobile phone, 26 a two-wheeler and 5 a car. ■ Megnanapuram · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****77%** **51% No toilet (open defecation) ****19%** **46% Tap water ****84%** **89% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****73%** **32% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****24%** **66% Use banking services ****56%** **56% Television ****86%** **85% Mobile phone ****70%** **64% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****26%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****5%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****78%** **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 Megnanapuram? ■ Megnanapuram · ■ Tiruchendur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%** **89.2% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1101** **1057 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****893** **957 Working population ****34.7%** **38.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.9% for men and 93.5% for women. 55% of men and 16% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 98 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 269 (31%) · **■** Household industry 30 (3%) · **■** Other work 440 (51%) · **■** Marginal 31 (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 Tiruchendur - Sethukkuvaithan2,924 people - Venkatramanujapuram2,917 people - Nallur2,812 people - Pallipathu2,722 people - Senthamangalam2,423 people - Themankulam2,161 people - Ammanpuram1,748 people - Kuthiraimozhi1,736 people [All 47 villages in Tiruchendur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/thoothukkudi/tiruchendur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Megnanapuram?628210 - How far is Megnanapuram from Thoothukkudi?65 km by road - What is the population of Megnanapuram?2,502 (Census 2011) - Which district is Megnanapuram in?Thoothukkudi district (Tiruchendur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Megnanapuram?95.1% (Census 2011)