# Melila Village, Kottarakkara, Kollam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/melila/ Village · Kottarakkara, Kollam # Melila Melila is a village in Kottarakkara sub-district of Kollam district, Kerala, PIN code **691508**. The 2011 Census counted **22,203 people in 5,965 households**, the 11th largest of 26 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 95.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.3%. - 22,203people (2011) - 5,965households - 95.1%literacy - 691508PIN code ## Melila PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melila is 691508.** Melila falls in Kottarakkara sub-district, Kollam district, Kerala. - PIN code691508 - Gram panchayatMelila, Kottarakkara - Community development blockVettikkavala - Census village code628409 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melila from nearby towns? - Kottarakkara (sub-district HQ)7 km by road - Kollam (district HQ)33 km by road - Punalur (nearest town)13 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 Melila? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Melila; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 3 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●ITI / vocational schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 3 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Degree college5–10 km · Kottarakkara - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)23 h summer · 24 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 Melila known for? The main crops are **rubber, vegetables and coconut**. About 95% of the 1,858 hectares of village land is sown, and 100 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 Melila Of every 100 households in Melila in 2011, 96 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 43 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Melila · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **94% Toilet within the home ****94%** **93% No toilet (open defecation) ****4%** **5% Tap water ****17%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****89%** **88% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****43%** **29% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **70% Use banking services ****76%** **71% Television ****80%** **75% Mobile phone ****69%** **71% Computer with internet ****4%** **4% Two-wheeler ****17%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **8% None of these assets ****7%** **8% Own their home ****95%** **95% 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 Melila? ■ Melila · ■ Kottarakkara rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****95.1%** **94.3% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1149** **1141 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1029** **974 Working population ****33.3%** **35.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 96.8% for men and 93.7% for women. 49% of men and 20% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 686 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 578 (8%) · **■** Household industry 145 (2%) · **■** Other work 4,127 (56%) · **■** Marginal 1,864 (25%) 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 Kottarakkara - Neduvathoor24,749 people - Pooyappally24,447 people - Ezhukone23,744 people - Chadayamangalam22,473 people - Mylom22,164 people - Kummil20,383 people - Chithara20,268 people - Kalayapuram20,233 people [All 26 villages in Kottarakkara](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kollam/kottarakkara/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melila?691508 - How far is Melila from Kollam?33 km by road - What is the population of Melila?22,203 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melila in?Kollam district (Kottarakkara sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Melila?95.1% (Census 2011)