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About Mekkinipatti Village

Mekkinipatti is a small village in Ponnamaravathi tehsil, in the district of Pudukkottai, Tamil Nadu. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 255, made up of 129 males and 126 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 977 females per 1000 males. The village covers 210 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 622402, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Mekkinipatti Overview

Census 2011 figures for Mekkinipatti village
Description Value
State Tamil Nadu
District Pudukkottai
Tehsil Ponnamaravathi
Pincode 622402
Area (hectares) 210 hectares
Population 255
Male Population 129
Female Population 126
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 977
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Mekkinipatti compares

By the 2011 count Mekkinipatti is the 46th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, which puts it among the smaller settlements locally, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents. Its 210 hectares work out to about 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

Getting to Mekkinipatti

Mekkinipatti is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Mekkinipatti as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Mekkinipatti from other places

Mekkinipatti lies about 22 km from Pudukkottai, and the nearest railway station is Tirumayam, about 16 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Mekkinipatti
Nearest railway station Tirumayam 16 km
Tehsil headquarters Ponnamaravathi 22 km
District headquarters Pudukkottai 22 km

Villages closest to Mekkinipatti

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ponnamaravathi tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Mekkinipatti

As per the Census of India 2011, Mekkinipatti village had a population of 255. That makes it the 46th largest of the 49 villages in the tehsil, among the smaller settlements locally for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 1,955 residents.

Mekkinipatti village has 129 males and 126 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Mekkinipatti has about 977 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1027.

The pincode recorded for Mekkinipatti is 622402. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Mekkinipatti covers 210 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 1.2 people per hectare, very thinly settled, with most of its land uninhabited.

Mekkinipatti falls under Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district in Tamil Nadu.

The nearest railway station to Mekkinipatti is Tirumayam, about 16 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Mekkinipatti.

Mekkinipatti is about 22 km from Pudukkottai in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Mekkinipatti is in Ponnamaravathi tehsil of Pudukkottai district. Tirumayam is about 16 km away. Ponnamaravathi is about 22 km away. Pudukkottai is about 22 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Kovanur (under 2 km), Sevalur (under 2 km) and Sundaram (1.8 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Mekkinipatti today is likely to be higher.

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