Geographic Location of Merkupathi

The village Merkupathi is located in Avanashi Taluk of Tiruppur District in the State of Tamil Nadu in India. It is governed by Merkupathi Gram Panchayat. It comes under Thiruppur Community Development Block. The nearest town is Kunnathur, which is about 5 kilometers away from Merkupathi.

Travel and Communication for Merkupathi

The village is connected by public bus services. There is a railway station more than 10 kms away from the village.

Postal Address:
Merkupathi,
Tiruppur,
Tamil Nadu, India
PIN - 638103

Climate Change, Weather and Environment Reports / Data for Merkupathi

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A brief summary of available data for Merkupathi is given below:

Social Structure of Merkupathi

As per available data from the year 2009, 2977 persons live in 890 house holds in the village Merkupathi. There are 1480 female individuals and 1497 male individuals in the village. Females constitute 49.71% and males constitute 50.29% of the total population.

There are 632 scheduled castes persons of which 288 are females and 344 are males. Females constitute 45.57% and males constitute 54.43% of the scheduled castes population. Scheduled castes constitute 21.23% of the total population.

Population density of Merkupathi is 392.2 persons per square kilometer.

Land and Natural Resources in Merkupathi

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Total area of Merkupathi is 759.05 Hectares as per the data available for the year 2009.

Total sown/agricultural area is 519.96 ha. About 354.27 ha is un-irrigated area. About 165.69 ha is irrigated area. About 165.69 ha is irrigated by wells/tube wells.

About 120.32 ha is in non-agricultural use.

About 50.4 ha is lying as current fallow area. About 68.37 ha is lying as fallow land other than current fallows.

Schools in Merkupathi

There is a government pre-primary school in the village Merkupathi.

There are 5 government primary schools in the village Merkupathi.

There are no private or government middle schools in the village. However, there is a private middle school in Kunnathur, which is 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There are no private or government secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private secondary school in Kunnathur, which is 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There are no private or government senior secondary schools in the village. However, there is a private senior secondary school in Kunnathur, which is 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

Colleges in Merkupathi

There are no private or government arts and science degree colleges in the village. However, there is a private arts and science degree college in Tiruppur, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There are no private or government engineering colleges in the village. However, there is a government engineering college in Palangarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There are no private or government medical colleges in the village. However, there is a private medical college in Perundurai, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There are no private or government management institutes in the village. However, there is a government management institute in Palangarai, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There are no private or government polytechnic institutes in the village. However, there is a government polytechnic institute in Avanashi, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkupathi.

Other Educational Facilities in Merkupathi

There are no private or government vocational training school / ITIs in the village. However, there is a government vocational training school / ITI in Kunnathur, which is 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a government non formal training centre in the village Merkupathi.

There are no private or government differently abled schools in the village. However, there is a government differently abled school in Muruganpalayam, which is more than 10 kms away from Merkupathi.

Healthcare Facilities in Merkupathi

There is a community health centre 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a primary health centre 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a primary health sub-centre less than 5 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a maternity and child welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a TB clinic 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a allopathic hospital more than 10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a alternative medicine hospital more than 10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a dispensary 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is a veterinary hospital 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

There is no mobile health centre in the village Merkupathi or anywhere in the nearby villages.

There is a family welfare centre 5-10 kms away from Merkupathi.

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