# Mahendravadi Village, Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Sankarankoil, Tirunelveli 

# Mahendravadi

Mahendravadi is a village in Sankarankoil sub-district of Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **627738**. The 2011 Census counted **2,180 people in 709 households**, the 49th largest of 83 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 73.6%.

- 2,180people (2011)
- 709households
- 71.9%literacy
- 627738PIN code

## Mahendravadi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Mahendravadi is 627738.** Mahendravadi falls in Sankarankoil sub-district, Tirunelveli district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code627738
- Gram panchayatMahendravadi
- Community development blockKuruvikulam
- Census village code642697

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Mahendravadi from nearby towns?

- Sankarankoil (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tirunelveli (district HQ)60 km by road
- Sankarankoil (nearest town)10 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 Mahendravadi?

14 services counted by the Census are inside Mahendravadi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 2 private
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Cooperative bankIn village
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kalugumalai
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kovilpatti
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kuruvikulam
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 14 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 Mahendravadi known for?

About 40% of the 1,167 hectares of village land is sown, and 307 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 Mahendravadi

Of every 100 households in Mahendravadi in 2011, 85 had electricity, 11 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 47 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Mahendravadi · ■ Sankarankoil rural average

Electricity for lighting ****85%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****11%**

**17%

No toilet (open defecation) ****80%**

**80%

Tap water ****100%**

**93%

Drinking water within premises ****6%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%**

**23%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****91%**

**73%

Use banking services ****66%**

**46%

Television ****78%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****47%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**20%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**1%

None of these assets ****12%**

**8%

Own their home ****96%**

**91%

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 Mahendravadi?

■ Mahendravadi · ■ Sankarankoil rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**73.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1080**

**1027

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****988**

**968

Working population ****61.1%**

**54.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 81.6% for men and 63.1% for women. 63% of men and 59% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 128 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 609 (46%) · **■** Household industry 8 (1%) · **■** Other work 140 (11%) · **■** Marginal 447 (34%)

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 Sankarankoil

- Kalappalankulam2,295 people
- Naduvakurichi2,257 people
- Vellappaneri2,224 people
- Sathirakondan2,199 people
- Naduvakurichi2,132 people
- Periyakovilankulam2,114 people
- Veeriruppu2,086 people
- Marudankinar2,069 people

[All 85 villages in Sankarankoil](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tirunelveli/sankarankoil/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Mahendravadi?627738
- How far is Mahendravadi from Tirunelveli?60 km by road
- What is the population of Mahendravadi?2,180 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahendravadi in?Tirunelveli district (Sankarankoil sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Mahendravadi?71.9% (Census 2011)
