# Merkupathi Village, Avanashi, Tiruppur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Avanashi, Tiruppur 

# Merkupathi

Merkupathi is a village in Avanashi sub-district of Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **638103**. The 2011 Census counted **2,977 people in 890 households**, the 22nd largest of 76 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 60.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%.

- 2,977people (2011)
- 890households
- 60.7%literacy
- 638103PIN code

## Merkupathi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Merkupathi is 638103.** Merkupathi falls in Avanashi sub-district, Tiruppur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code638103
- Gram panchayatMerkupathi
- Community development blockThiruppur
- Census village code644767

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

## How far is Merkupathi from nearby towns?

- Avanashi (sub-district HQ)20 km by road
- Tiruppur (district HQ)26 km by road
- Kunnathur (nearest town)5 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 Merkupathi?

12 services counted by the Census are inside Merkupathi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kunnathur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tiruppur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kunnathur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Merkupathi known for?

The main crops are **banana, maize and ground nut**. Products made here include milk and thread. About 69% of the 759 hectares of village land is sown, and 166 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 Merkupathi

Of every 100 households in Merkupathi in 2011, 88 had electricity, 15 a toilet at home and 31 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 47 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Merkupathi · ■ Avanashi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****88%**

**89%

Toilet within the home ****15%**

**29%

No toilet (open defecation) ****70%**

**68%

Tap water ****72%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****32%**

**19%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****31%**

**50%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%**

**42%

Use banking services ****35%**

**46%

Television ****87%**

**86%

Mobile phone ****66%**

**66%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**2%

Two-wheeler ****47%**

**50%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**4%

None of these assets ****5%**

**5%

Own their home ****95%**

**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 Merkupathi?

■ Merkupathi · ■ Avanashi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****60.7%**

**69.0%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****989**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****712**

**964

Working population ****59.0%**

**55.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.0% for men and 54.5% for women. 68% of men and 49% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 170 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 787 (45%) · **■** Household industry 51 (3%) · **■** Other work 644 (37%) · **■** Marginal 105 (6%)

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 Avanashi

- Sundakkampalayam3,507 people
- Ramanathapuram3,506 people
- Papankulam3,358 people
- Kavuthampalayam3,025 people
- Kuttagam2,893 people
- Kaniampundi2,888 people
- Agraharaperiapalayam2,861 people
- Mukasipallagoundanpalayam2,791 people

[All 76 villages in Avanashi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruppur/avanashi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Merkupathi?638103
- How far is Merkupathi from Tiruppur?26 km by road
- What is the population of Merkupathi?2,977 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Merkupathi in?Tiruppur district (Avanashi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Merkupathi?60.7% (Census 2011)