# Melattur Village, Perinthalmanna, Malappuram (Kerala) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/melattur/ Village · Perinthalmanna, Malappuram # Melattur Melattur is a village in Perinthalmanna sub-district of Malappuram district, Kerala, PIN code **679326**. The 2011 Census counted **27,250 people in 5,548 households**, the 7th largest of 20 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 92.7%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 93.8%. - 27,250people (2011) - 5,548households - 92.7%literacy - 679326PIN code ## Melattur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melattur is 679326.** Melattur falls in Perinthalmanna sub-district, Malappuram district, Kerala. - PIN code679326 - Gram panchayatMelattur - Community development blockPerintalmanna - Census village code627490 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melattur from nearby towns? - Perinthalmanna (sub-district HQ)16 km by road - Malappuram (district HQ)40 km by road - Perinthalmanna (nearest town)16 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 Melattur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Melattur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 7 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Engineering collegeIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Community health centreIn village · 1 · 5 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 · 2 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 - ●Railway stationIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn 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 - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Perinthalmanna - ○Degree college10+ km · Perinthalmanna - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Perinthalmanna - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watercovered wells, 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 Melattur known for? The main crops are **rubber**. Products made here include pottery. About 37% of the 2,735 hectares of village land is sown, and 62 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 Melattur Of every 100 households in Melattur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 96 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 86 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 8 a car. ■ Melattur · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **95% Toilet within the home ****96%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****3%** **2% Tap water ****9%** **17% Drinking water within premises ****83%** **79% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%** **17% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%** **82% Use banking services ****73%** **75% Television ****66%** **64% Mobile phone ****86%** **84% Computer with internet ****3%** **4% Two-wheeler ****16%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****8%** **8% None of these assets ****5%** **5% Own their home ****94%** **94% 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 Melattur? ■ Melattur · ■ Perinthalmanna rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****92.7%** **93.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1100** **1106 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****923** **947 Working population ****27.9%** **26.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 95.0% for men and 90.6% for women. 47% of men and 11% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 432 (6%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,095 (14%) · **■** Household industry 243 (3%) · **■** Other work 4,231 (56%) · **■** Marginal 1,590 (21%) 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 Perinthalmanna - Mankada32,748 people - Puzhakkattiri29,886 people - Valambur29,201 people - Angadippuram27,250 people - Pulamanthole27,029 people - Elamkulam26,456 people - Aliparamba24,859 people - Thazhekode23,884 people [All 20 villages in Perinthalmanna](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/malappuram/perinthalmanna/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melattur?679326 - How far is Melattur from Malappuram?40 km by road - What is the population of Melattur?27,250 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melattur in?Malappuram district (Perinthalmanna sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Melattur?92.7% (Census 2011)