# Memalur Village, Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/memalur/ Village · Tirukkoyilur, Viluppuram # Memalur Memalur is a village in Tirukkoyilur sub-district of Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **605751**. The 2011 Census counted **3,408 people in 771 households**, the 31st largest of 168 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 74.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 67.3%. - 3,408people (2011) - 771households - 74.5%literacy - 605751PIN code ## Memalur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Memalur is 605751.** Memalur falls in Tirukkoyilur sub-district, Viluppuram district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code605751 - Gram panchayatMemalur - Community development blockThirukkoyilur - Census village code633192 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Memalur from nearby towns? - Tirukkoyilur (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Viluppuram (district HQ)53 km by road - Tirukkoyilur (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 Memalur? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Memalur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn 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 - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Ariyur - ○Degree college10+ km · Tirukkoyilur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Ariyur - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking wateruntreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)18 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 Memalur known for? The main crops are **sugarcane and paddy**. About 57% of the 296 hectares of village land is sown, and 160 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 Memalur Of every 100 households in Memalur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 7 cooked with LPG; 58 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Memalur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **91% Toilet within the home ****8%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****91%** **88% Tap water ****54%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****7%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****7%** **22% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****93%** **76% Use banking services ****21%** **33% Television ****94%** **84% Mobile phone ****58%** **57% Computer with internet ****0%** **0% Two-wheeler ****29%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **1% None of these assets ****2%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Memalur? ■ Memalur · ■ Tirukkoyilur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****74.5%** **67.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****957** **972 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907** **933 Working population ****55.8%** **50.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 81.0% for men and 67.8% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 333 (17%) · **■** Farm labourers 372 (20%) · **■** Household industry 16 (1%) · **■** Other work 221 (12%) · **■** Marginal 961 (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 Tirukkoyilur - C. Meyyur3,673 people - Kasbakaranai3,636 people - Paiyur3,484 people - Vasanthkrishnapuram3,483 people - T. Edaiyur3,406 people - Paranur3,395 people - Arunapuram3,365 people - Alur3,296 people [All 180 villages in Tirukkoyilur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/viluppuram/tirukkoyilur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Memalur?605751 - How far is Memalur from Viluppuram?53 km by road - What is the population of Memalur?3,408 (Census 2011) - Which district is Memalur in?Viluppuram district (Tirukkoyilur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Memalur?74.5% (Census 2011)