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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Sarpanch · Gram Panchayat
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- LGD code
- 643453
- Pincode
- 636903
- Post office
- Harur
- Population
- 544
- Households
- 139
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Sex ratio
- 993 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 335
Census 2011 · in context
How Meithangi compares
By population, Meithangi ranks #99 of 167 villages in Harur mandal.
Literacy rate
%
48.3%
−11.0% vs mandal average
- Meithangi
- 48.3%
- Harur mandal
- 59.3%
- Dharmapuri district
- 60.9%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
993
+31 vs mandal average
- Meithangi
- 993
- Harur mandal
- 962
Household size
people per home
3.9
Same as the mandal average
- Meithangi
- 3.9
- Harur mandal
- 3.9
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Meithangi at a glance
Meithangi is a village of 544 people in 139 households (Census 2011) in Harur taluk, Dharmapuri district, Tamil Nadu, the 99th-largest of 167 villages in Harur taluk. Literacy is 48%, 11 points below the taluk average of 59% and the sex ratio is 993 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 636903, served by Harur post office; the LGD village code is 643453. The village votes in Yercaud assembly constituency, represented by MLA P.Usharani. The population is estimated at 641 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meithangi · this village | 544 | 48% | — |
| Velanur · Harur | 2,529 | 43% | — |
| Thathampatti · Harur | 2,507 | 46% | — |
| Sittilingi · Harur | 1,474 | 55% | — |
| Karapadi · Harur | 201 | 55% | — |
| Kambalai · Harur | 69 | 46% | — |
| Chettikuttai · Harur | 14 | 36% | — |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Meithangi
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- Yes
- Tube well / borewell
- Yes
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- Yes
- Power hours (summer)
- 6
- Power hours (winter)
- 5
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- HARUR
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 50
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 80
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 50
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Gram panchayat (2011)
- Sittilingi
- Total area (ha)
- 371.54
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 120.48
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Notice board · Meithangi
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Meithangi
- LGD code
- 643453
- Pincode
- 636903
- Post office
- Harur
- Population (Census 2011)
- 544
- Population (projected 2026)
- 641
- Households
- 139
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 993
- Literacy rate
- 48.3%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Kallakurichi
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Yercaud
- Member of Parliament
- Malaiyarasan D
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- P.Usharani
- Block / Mandal
- Harur
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 636903
- SitteriPappireddipatti mandal8,370 pop
- ParayapattiPappireddipatti mandal4,612 pop
- PethathampattiPappireddipatti mandal4,137 pop
- SekkampattiHarur mandal3,328 pop
- KolagampattyPappireddipatti mandal3,057 pop
- KelapparaiHarur mandal3,010 pop
- VeppampattiHarur mandal2,921 pop
- EllepudayampattiHarur mandal2,066 pop
- KiraipattyHarur mandal2,027 pop
Other villages in the same gram panchayat as Meithangi
Other villages in Harur mandal
View all 60+ →- Bairnayakkampatty
- Ichambadi
- Palayampalli
- Kottapatty
- Sekkampatti
- Naripalli
- Navalai
- Sikkalur
- Kelapparai
- Gudalur
- Veppampatti
- Achalvadi
- Vedakadamaduvu
- Gobinathampatti
- Virappanayakkampatti
- Poyyapatti
- Velanur
- Thathampatti
- Samandahalli
- Rasalampatti
- Sakkilipatti
- Mampatty
- Elavadi
- Ellepudayampatti
- Theerthamalai
- Kiraipatty
- Marudipatti
- Periyappannimaduvu
- Dasirihalli
- Dodampatty
- Vengiampatti
- K. Vetrapatti
- Chellampatti
- Morappur
- Thedampatti
- Pallipatti
Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-25
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)