# Marakkunam Village, Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Vandavasi, Tiruvannamalai 

# Marakkunam

Marakkunam is a village in Vandavasi sub-district of Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **632313**. The 2011 Census counted **759 people in 204 households**, the 161st largest of 203 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 85.8%, above the sub-district's rural average of 73.1%.

- 759people (2011)
- 204households
- 85.8%literacy
- 632313PIN code

## Marakkunam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Marakkunam is 632313.** Marakkunam falls in Vandavasi sub-district, Tiruvannamalai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code632313
- Gram panchayatMarakkunam
- Community development blockPeranamallur
- Census village code631489

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

## How far is Marakkunam from nearby towns?

- Vandavasi (sub-district HQ)30 km by road
- Tiruvannamalai (district HQ)60 km by road
- Peranamallur (nearest town)8 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 Marakkunam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Marakkunam; 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
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Peranamallur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Irumbedu
- ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Peranamallur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○Commercial bankunder 5 km
- ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)20 h summer · 22 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 Marakkunam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and ground nut**. About 38% of the 288 hectares of village land is sown, and 84 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 Marakkunam

Of every 100 households in Marakkunam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 9 a toilet at home and 9 cooked with LPG; 44 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Marakkunam · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Electricity for lighting ****93%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****9%**

**13%

No toilet (open defecation) ****91%**

**86%

Tap water ****100%**

**89%

Drinking water within premises ****42%**

**16%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****9%**

**17%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****90%**

**81%

Use banking services ****50%**

**44%

Television ****84%**

**88%

Mobile phone ****44%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****21%**

**21%

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

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Marakkunam?

■ Marakkunam · ■ Vandavasi rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****85.8%**

**73.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057**

**1000

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****935**

**974

Working population ****46.5%**

**54.9%

### Women and men

Literacy is 94.7% for men and 77.6% for women. 61% of men and 33% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

****

**■** Other work 14 (4%) · **■** Marginal 339 (96%)

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 Vandavasi

- Vizhuthupattu785 people
- Solavaram782 people
- Kavaniyathur781 people
- Chandirambadi769 people
- Kilnarma757 people
- Nadukuppam752 people
- Irumbili743 people
- Avnavadi740 people

[All 210 villages in Vandavasi](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/tiruvannamalai/vandavasi/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Marakkunam?632313
- How far is Marakkunam from Tiruvannamalai?60 km by road
- What is the population of Marakkunam?759 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Marakkunam in?Tiruvannamalai district (Vandavasi sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Marakkunam?85.8% (Census 2011)