# Melakottai Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/melakottai/ Village · Palani, Dindigul # Melakottai Melakottai is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624613**. The 2011 Census counted **1,309 people in 391 households**, the 35th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 68.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 1,309people (2011) - 391households - 68.4%literacy - 624613PIN code ## Melakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakottai is 624613.** Melakottai falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624613 - Gram panchayatMelakottai - Community development blockPalani - Census village code635148 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakottai from nearby towns? - Palani (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)55 km by road - Ayakudi (nearest town)9 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 Melakottai? 11 services counted by the Census are inside Melakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Ayakudi - ○Degree college10+ km · Palani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 h summer · 18 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 Melakottai known for? The main crops are **maize, coconut and ground nut**. About 75% of the 647 hectares of village land is sown, and 85 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 Melakottai Of every 100 households in Melakottai in 2011, 77 had electricity, 8 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 52 had a mobile phone, 21 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melakottai · ■ Palani rural average Electricity for lighting ****77%** **89% Toilet within the home ****8%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****84%** **70% Tap water ****90%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****79%** **57% Use banking services ****59%** **51% Television ****65%** **82% Mobile phone ****52%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****21%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****19%** **9% Own their home ****89%** **85% 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 Melakottai? ■ Melakottai · ■ Palani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****68.4%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****811** **937 Working population ****58.3%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 77.7% for men and 59.4% for women. 67% of men and 50% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 301 (39%) · **■** Farm labourers 327 (43%) · **■** Household industry 4 (1%) · **■** Other work 97 (13%) · **■** Marginal 34 (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 Palani - Kombaipatti1,754 people - Chithraikulam1,749 people - Vilvathampatti1,525 people - Velampatti1,436 people - Kovilammapatti1,088 people - Neikarapatti1,065 people - Mettupatti1,064 people - Tamaraikulam1,044 people [All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakottai?624613 - How far is Melakottai from Dindigul?55 km by road - What is the population of Melakottai?1,309 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakottai in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakottai?68.4% (Census 2011)