# Melukavu Village, Meenachil, Kottayam (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/melukavu/ Village · Meenachil, Kottayam # Melukavu Melukavu is a village in Meenachil sub-district of Kottayam district, Kerala, PIN code **686652**. The 2011 Census counted **9,385 people in 2,352 households**, the 20th largest of 25 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 98.0%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 97.5%. - 9,385people (2011) - 2,352households - 98.0%literacy - 686652PIN code ## Melukavu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melukavu is 686652.** Melukavu falls in Meenachil sub-district, Kottayam district, Kerala. - PIN code686652 - Gram panchayatMelukavu, Moonilavu - Community development blockErattupetta - Census village code628119 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melukavu from nearby towns? - Palai (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Kottayam (district HQ)50 km by road - Palai (nearest town)19 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 Melukavu? 30 services counted by the Census are inside Melukavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 5 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 private - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 2 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Mobile health clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Internet / Common Service CentreIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palai - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)24 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 Melukavu known for? The main crops are **rubber, coconut and coffee**. About 71% of the 2,833 hectares of village land is sown, and 20 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 Melukavu Of every 100 households in Melukavu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 94 a toilet at home and 17 cooked with LPG; 84 had a mobile phone, 17 a two-wheeler and 15 a car. ■ Melukavu · ■ Meenachil rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **95% Toilet within the home ****94%** **96% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **3% Tap water ****8%** **23% Drinking water within premises ****47%** **71% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****17%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****81%** **74% Use banking services ****82%** **83% Television ****74%** **82% Mobile phone ****84%** **86% Computer with internet ****5%** **7% Two-wheeler ****17%** **24% Car / jeep / van ****15%** **16% None of these assets ****5%** **3% Own their home ****91%** **93% 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 Melukavu? ■ Melukavu · ■ Meenachil rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****98.0%** **97.5% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1030** **1016 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****985** **962 Working population ****41.8%** **40.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 98.4% for men and 97.7% for women. 58% of men and 26% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 298 (8%) · **■** Farm labourers 186 (5%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Other work 2,163 (55%) · **■** Marginal 1,242 (32%) 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 Meenachil - Poonjar Nadubhagam10,268 people - Veliyannoor9,917 people - Thalappalam9,435 people - Teekoy9,418 people - Kurichithanam9,383 people - Moonilavu9,213 people - Lalam9,137 people - Uzhavoor9,063 people [All 25 villages in Meenachil](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/kottayam/meenachil/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melukavu?686652 - How far is Melukavu from Kottayam?50 km by road - What is the population of Melukavu?9,385 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melukavu in?Kottayam district (Meenachil sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Melukavu?98.0% (Census 2011)