# Mekkudy Village, Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/srirangam/mekkudy/ Village · Srirangam, Tiruchirappalli # Mekkudy Mekkudy is a village in Srirangam sub-district of Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **639101**. The 2011 Census counted **1,376 people in 358 households**, the 41st largest of 49 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 81.0%. - 1,376people (2011) - 358households - 79.1%literacy - 639101PIN code ## Mekkudy PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mekkudy is 639101.** Mekkudy falls in Srirangam sub-district, Tiruchirappalli district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code639101 - Gram panchayatMekkudy - Community development blockAndanallur - Census village code635972 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mekkudy from nearby towns? - Srirangam (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (district HQ)15 km by road - Tiruchirappalli (nearest town)15 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 Mekkudy? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Mekkudy; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 · Tiruchendurai - ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruchirappalli - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perugamani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)15 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 Mekkudy known for? The main crops are **plantain, paddy and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 399 hectares of village land is sown, and 188 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 Mekkudy Of every 100 households in Mekkudy in 2011, 87 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 30 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Mekkudy · ■ Srirangam rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **90% Toilet within the home ****14%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **63% Tap water ****91%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **25% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **36% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****65%** **60% Use banking services ****61%** **57% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****73%** **69% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****30%** **34% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **83% 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 Mekkudy? ■ Mekkudy · ■ Srirangam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.1%** **81.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1003** **1006 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****947** **956 Working population ****48.5%** **46.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.4% for men and 68.9% for women. 64% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 80 (12%) · **■** Farm labourers 352 (53%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 213 (32%) · **■** Marginal 20 (3%) 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 Srirangam - Mullikarumbur1,640 people - Palur1,603 people - Periakaruppur1,482 people - Paneyapuram1,389 people - Perur1,286 people - Kilikoodu1,066 people - Thirumalaisamudram958 people - Kadiyakurichy949 people [All 49 villages in Srirangam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruchirappalli/srirangam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mekkudy?639101 - How far is Mekkudy from Tiruchirappalli?15 km by road - What is the population of Mekkudy?1,376 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mekkudy in?Tiruchirappalli district (Srirangam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mekkudy?79.1% (Census 2011)