Merkupathi, Tiruppur
Merkupathi is a village located in the Avanashi Taluk of Tiruppur district of Tamilnadu. The village falls in Tiruppur block and comes under Merkupathy Gram Panchayat. It belongs to Tiruppur parliament constituency and Tiruppur (north) assembly constituency.
As on May 2024, the current population of Merkupathi is 3.2 thousands out of which 1.6 thousands are males and rest 1.6 thousands are females. The sex ratio of this village is 989 females per 1000 males. There are around 262 teenagers in Merkupathi. It has literacy rate of 55% which means around 1.8 thousands persons can read and write. Total 676 people belonging to scheduled caste and 0 scheduled tribe people live in the village. There are around 951 households in Merkupathi, which means every family has 3 members on average. The village has working population of 1.9 thousands. The pincode of Merkupathi is 638103 and there are many postoffices around the village which can used to send speed post, registered parcel etc.
- Kunnathur SO Erode
- Athiyur Branch Post office
- Chinniampalayam Kunnathur Branch Post office
- Kavuthampalayam Branch Post office
- VelampalayamKunnathur Branch Post office
Schools
Merkupathi has many good schools for education and follwing are popular schools among students.
- Government Girls Higher Secondary School, Kunnathur
- Kongu Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kunnathur
- Saraswathi Kalvi Nilayam Matriculation Higher Secondary School, Kunnathur
- Nanjundapuram Rangasamy Karuppanna Nadar High School, Kunnathur
- Government Higher Secondary School Velliraveli
Hospitals
Merkupathi has many good hospitals for treatment and follwing are popular among people.
- Kunnathur Community Health Center
- Velliraveli Sub-Center
- V.G.Playam Sub-Center
- Athiyur Sub-Center
- Pattampalayam Sub-Center
Banks
Merkupathi has many good banks for financial services and follwing are popular among people.