# Mashar Village, Chengam, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/mashar/ Village · Chengam, Tiruvannamalai # Mashar Mashar is a village in Chengam sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606702**. The 2011 Census counted **2,190 people in 505 households**, the 46th largest of 117 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 66.8%. - 2,190people (2011) - 505households - 64.8%literacy - 606702PIN code ## Mashar PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mashar is 606702.** Mashar falls in Chengam sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code606702 - Gram panchayatMashar - Community development blockPudupalayam - Census village code631879 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mashar from nearby towns? - Chengam (sub-district HQ)35 km by road - Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)20 km by road - Pudupalayam (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 Mashar? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Mashar; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Kanji - ○Degree college10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Pudupalayam - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Commercial bank5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and hand pumps - Electricity (2011)16 h summer · 16 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 Mashar known for? The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and ground nut**. Products made here include rice, jaggery and oil. About 44% of the 448 hectares of village land is sown, and 197 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 Mashar Of every 100 households in Mashar in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 40 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mashar · ■ Chengam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **89% Toilet within the home ****9%** **10% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **90% Tap water ****92%** **76% Drinking water within premises ****28%** **10% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%** **14% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****88%** **85% Use banking services ****16%** **29% Television ****90%** **80% Mobile phone ****40%** **61% Computer with internet ****1%** **0% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****6%** **9% Own their home ****98%** **97% 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 Mashar? ■ Mashar · ■ Chengam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.8%** **66.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****973** **969 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****803** **885 Working population ****56.1%** **52.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 74.4% for men and 55.2% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 335 (27%) · **■** Farm labourers 656 (53%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 143 (12%) · **■** Marginal 92 (7%) 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 Chengam - Kattamaduvu2,270 people - Melnachipattu2,248 people - Elangunni2,201 people - Voividanthangal2,191 people - Uchimalaikuppam2,134 people - Melchengam2,101 people - Japthikariyandal2,035 people - Anwarabath2,010 people [All 136 villages in Chengam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/chengam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mashar?606702 - How far is Mashar from Tiruvannamalai?20 km by road - What is the population of Mashar?2,190 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mashar in?Tiruvannamalai district (Chengam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mashar?64.8% (Census 2011)