# Maiyanur Village, Sankarapuram, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/maiyanur/ Village · Sankarapuram, Viluppuram # Maiyanur Maiyanur is a village in Sankarapuram sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605801**. The 2011 Census counted **3,242 people in 730 households**, the 35th largest of 178 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 76.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 63.5%. - 3,242people (2011) - 730households - 76.7%literacy - 605801PIN code ## Maiyanur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Maiyanur is 605801.** Maiyanur falls in Sankarapuram sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605801 - Gram panchayatMaiyanur - Community development blockRishivandiyam - Census village code633325 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Maiyanur from nearby towns? - Sankarapuram (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)100 km by road - Sankarapuram (nearest town)20 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 Maiyanur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Maiyanur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ariyalur - ○Degree college5–10 km · Viriyur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Sankarapuram - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated 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 Maiyanur known for? The main crops are **paddy, bajra and sugarcane**. About 48% of the 403 hectares of village land is sown, and 125 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 Maiyanur Of every 100 households in Maiyanur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 6 cooked with LPG; 71 had a mobile phone, 35 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Maiyanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **92% Toilet within the home ****6%** **12% No toilet (open defecation) ****94%** **87% Tap water ****63%** **78% Drinking water within premises ****2%** **8% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****6%** **21% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **77% Use banking services ****48%** **49% Television ****96%** **76% Mobile phone ****71%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****35%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **10% Own their home ****99%** **94% 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 Maiyanur? ■ Maiyanur · ■ Sankarapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****76.7%** **63.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1022** **979 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1038** **939 Working population ****47.9%** **52.3% ### Women and men Literacy is 83.0% for men and 70.5% for women. 60% of men and 37% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 702 (45%) · **■** Farm labourers 650 (42%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 172 (11%) · **■** Marginal 13 (1%) 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 Sankarapuram - Cholampattu3,530 people - Kilpadi3,491 people - Poruvalur3,456 people - Periakolliyur3,336 people - Alambalam3,209 people - Mangalam3,207 people - Agarakottalam3,086 people - Vadasiruvalur3,081 people [All 187 villages in Sankarapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/sankarapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Maiyanur?605801 - How far is Maiyanur from Viluppuram?100 km by road - What is the population of Maiyanur?3,242 (Census 2011) - Which district is Maiyanur in?Viluppuram district (Sankarapuram sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Maiyanur?76.7% (Census 2011)