# Melur Village, Mukundapuram, Thrissur (Kerala) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/melur/ Village · Mukundapuram, Thrissur # Melur Melur is a village in Mukundapuram sub-district of Thrissur district, Kerala, PIN code **680311**. The 2011 Census counted **22,678 people in 5,660 households**, the 6th largest of 33 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 94.8%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 94.7%. - 22,678people (2011) - 5,660households - 94.8%literacy - 680311PIN code ## Melur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melur is 680311.** Melur falls in Mukundapuram sub-district, Thrissur district, Kerala. - PIN code680311 - Gram panchayatMelur - Community development blockChalakudy - Census village code627913 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melur from nearby towns? - Irinjalakuda (sub-district HQ)22 km by road - Thrissur (district HQ)36 km by road - Chalakudy (nearest town)5 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 Melur? 29 services counted by the Census are inside Melur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 5 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 2 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 2 · 2 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Mandi / regular marketIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chalakudy - ○Degree college5–10 km · Chalakudy - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Chalakydy - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Railway stationunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, 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 Melur known for? The main crops are **coconut**. About 86% of the 2,027 hectares of village land is sown, and 1,522 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 Melur Of every 100 households in Melur in 2011, 96 had electricity, 98 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 9 a car. ■ Melur · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Electricity for lighting ****96%** **96% Toilet within the home ****98%** **98% No toilet (open defecation) ****1%** **1% Tap water ****20%** **22% Drinking water within premises ****84%** **84% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **40% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **59% Use banking services ****77%** **75% Television ****83%** **82% Mobile phone ****78%** **75% Computer with internet ****5%** **5% Two-wheeler ****29%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****9%** **9% None of these assets ****5%** **4% Own their home ****95%** **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 Melur? ■ Melur · ■ Mukundapuram rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****94.8%** **94.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1070** **1088 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****951** **969 Working population ****39.2%** **38.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 97.3% for men and 92.4% for women. 56% of men and 23% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 760 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,212 (14%) · **■** Household industry 98 (1%) · **■** Other work 5,302 (60%) · **■** Marginal 1,511 (17%) 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 Mukundapuram - Pariyaram31,195 people - Mattathur30,718 people - Varandarappilly27,343 people - Alur23,075 people - Puthenchira21,416 people - Kallur18,716 people - Kuttichira17,808 people - Vellikulangara16,854 people [All 33 villages in Mukundapuram](https://wherepedia.org/india/kerala/thrissur/mukundapuram/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melur?680311 - How far is Melur from Thrissur?36 km by road - What is the population of Melur?22,678 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melur in?Thrissur district (Mukundapuram sub-district), Kerala - What is the literacy rate of Melur?94.8% (Census 2011)