# Madurai Village, Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Cheyyar, Tiruvannamalai 

# Madurai

Madurai is a village in Cheyyar sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **604409**. The 2011 Census counted **818 people in 183 households**, the 136th largest of 215 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.3%.

- 818people (2011)
- 183households
- 61.9%literacy
- 604409PIN code

## Madurai PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Madurai is 604409.** Madurai falls in Cheyyar sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code604409
- Gram panchayatMadurai
- Community development blockCheyyar
- Census village code631379

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

## How far is Madurai from nearby towns?

- Tiruvethipuram (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)106 km by road
- Tiruvethipuram (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 Madurai?

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

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private 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
- ●Public libraryIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korukkai
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Thiruvethipuram
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and hand pumps
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 20 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 Madurai known for?

The main crops are **sugarcane, ground nut and paddy**. About 33% of the 198 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Madurai

Of every 100 households in Madurai in 2011, 91 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 57 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Madurai · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****7%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****93%**

**87%

Tap water ****84%**

**90%

Drinking water within premises ****2%**

**24%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**29%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%**

**69%

Use banking services ****78%**

**43%

Television ****86%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****57%**

**56%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****9%**

**6%

Own their home ****98%**

**95%

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 Madurai?

■ Madurai · ■ Cheyyar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%**

**74.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1060**

**992

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1234**

**965

Working population ****57.0%**

**54.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 71.1% for men and 52.9% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 68 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 81 (17%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 78 (17%) · **■** Marginal 235 (50%)

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 Cheyyar

- Pillanthi840 people
- Vadugapattu840 people
- Vellakulam830 people
- Kazhanipakkam825 people
- Murukathampoondi813 people
- Pulundai809 people
- Melma808 people
- Kaganam806 people

[All 217 villages in Cheyyar](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/cheyyar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Madurai?604409
- How far is Madurai from Tiruvannamalai?106 km by road
- What is the population of Madurai?818 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Madurai in?Tiruvannamalai district (Cheyyar sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Madurai?61.9% (Census 2011)