# Melarcode Village, Alathur, Palakkad (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/melarcode/ Village · Alathur, Palakkad # Melarcode Melarcode is a village in Alathur sub-district of Palakkad district, Kerala, PIN code **678703**. The 2011 Census counted **26,155 people in 6,156 households**, the 1st largest of 29 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.3%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 87.0%. - 26,155people (2011) - 6,156households - 86.3%literacy - 678703PIN code ## Melarcode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melarcode is 678703.** Melarcode falls in Alathur sub-district, Palakkad district, Kerala. - PIN code678703 - Gram panchayatMelarcode, Erimayur - Community development blockNemmara - Census village code627700 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melarcode from nearby towns? - Alathur (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Palakkad (district HQ)28 km by road - Palakkad (nearest town)28 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 Melarcode? 31 services counted by the Census are inside Melarcode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 2 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 3 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Degree collegeIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 3 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn 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 - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●ATMIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palakkad - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○Public library5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes, canal / river and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 22 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 Melarcode known for? The main crops are **paddy, coconut and rubber**. About 7% of the 2,552 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,231 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 Melarcode Of every 100 households in Melarcode in 2011, 93 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 32 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 4 a car. ■ Melarcode · ■ Alathur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****88%** **89% No toilet (open defecation) ****11%** **10% Tap water ****75%** **58% Drinking water within premises ****59%** **72% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****32%** **24% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****68%** **76% Use banking services ****77%** **73% Television ****69%** **70% Mobile phone ****68%** **75% Computer with internet ****2%** **3% Two-wheeler ****19%** **20% Car / jeep / van ****4%** **5% None of these assets ****12%** **10% Own their home ****96%** **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 Melarcode? ■ Melarcode · ■ Alathur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.3%** **87.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1057** **1056 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1013** **973 Working population ****41.4%** **41.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 92.0% for men and 80.9% for women. 58% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 491 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 3,293 (30%) · **■** Household industry 271 (3%) · **■** Other work 5,336 (49%) · **■** Marginal 1,439 (13%) 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 Alathur - Kizhakkencheri-I23,344 people - Puducode21,733 people - Vadakkancheri-I20,973 people - Kuzhalmannam-I17,848 people [All 29 villages in Alathur](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/palakkad/alathur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melarcode?678703 - How far is Melarcode from Palakkad?28 km by road - What is the population of Melarcode?26,155 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melarcode in?Palakkad district (Alathur sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Melarcode?86.3% (Census 2011)