# Melakurichi Village, Virudhachalam, Cuddalore (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Virudhachalam, Cuddalore 

# Melakurichi

Melakurichi is a village in Virudhachalam sub-district of Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **606204**. The 2011 Census counted **710 people in 157 households**, the 144th largest of 155 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 73.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 72.3%.

- 710people (2011)
- 157households
- 73.4%literacy
- 606204PIN code

## Melakurichi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melakurichi is 606204.** Melakurichi falls in Virudhachalam sub-district, Cuddalore district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code606204
- Gram panchayatKeelakurichi
- Community development blockNallur
- Census village code637106

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melakurichi from nearby towns?

- Virudhachalam (sub-district HQ)35 km by road
- Cuddalore (district HQ)95 km by road
- Virudhachalam (nearest town)35 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 Melakurichi?

8 services counted by the Census are inside Melakurichi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Keelakurichi
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Veppur
- ○Degree college10+ km · Thachur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Veppur
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water and untreated tap water
- 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 Melakurichi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, sugarcane and cotton**. About 66% of the 318 hectares of village land is sown, and 66 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 Melakurichi

Of every 100 households in Melakurichi in 2011, 92 had electricity, 0 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 76 had a mobile phone, 6 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Melakurichi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**94%

Toilet within the home ****0%**

**15%

No toilet (open defecation) ****100%**

**83%

Tap water ****100%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****17%**

**13%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%**

**20%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%**

**79%

Use banking services ****49%**

**54%

Television ****64%**

**87%

Mobile phone ****76%**

**67%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****6%**

**22%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****11%**

**6%

Own their home ****99%**

**96%

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 Melakurichi?

■ Melakurichi · ■ Virudhachalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****73.4%**

**72.3%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****994**

**964

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1393**

**852

Working population ****50.3%**

**50.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.9% for men and 59.4% for women. 66% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 119 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 209 (59%) · **■** Household industry 7 (2%) · **■** Other work 8 (2%) · **■** Marginal 14 (4%)

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 Virudhachalam

- Kiramangalam751 people
- Vilakkapadi743 people
- Kavanai738 people
- Puttur Ka.730 people
- Kulapakkam707 people
- Chinnakappankulam704 people
- Kaliyamedu703 people
- Kirambur684 people

[All 162 villages in Virudhachalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/cuddalore/virudhachalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melakurichi?606204
- How far is Melakurichi from Cuddalore?95 km by road
- What is the population of Melakurichi?710 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melakurichi in?Cuddalore district (Virudhachalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melakurichi?73.4% (Census 2011)