# Melkaraipatti Village, Palani, Dindigul (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/melkaraipatti/ Village · Palani, Dindigul # Melkaraipatti Melkaraipatti is a village in Palani sub-district of Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **624617**. The 2011 Census counted **3,427 people in 1,017 households**, the 15th largest of 50 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 68.8%. - 3,427people (2011) - 1,017households - 72.5%literacy - 624617PIN code ## Melkaraipatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melkaraipatti is 624617.** Melkaraipatti falls in Palani sub-district, Dindigul district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code624617 - Gram panchayatMelkaraipatti - Community development blockThoppampatti - Census village code635125 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melkaraipatti from nearby towns? - Palani (sub-district HQ)14 km by road - Dindigul (district HQ)68 km by road - Keeranur (nearest town)2 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 Melkaraipatti? 19 services counted by the Census are inside Melkaraipatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Korikadavu - ○Degree college10+ km · Palani - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Palani - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)12 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 Melkaraipatti known for? The main crops are **corn, maize and black eyed beans**. Products made here include pottery. About 37% of the 2,172 hectares of village land is sown, and 809 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 Melkaraipatti Of every 100 households in Melkaraipatti in 2011, 91 had electricity, 18 a toilet at home and 29 cooked with LPG; 66 had a mobile phone, 29 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Melkaraipatti · ■ Palani rural average Electricity for lighting ****91%** **89% Toilet within the home ****18%** **20% No toilet (open defecation) ****82%** **70% Tap water ****97%** **82% Drinking water within premises ****37%** **26% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****29%** **38% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****66%** **57% Use banking services ****49%** **51% Television ****78%** **82% Mobile phone ****66%** **61% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****29%** **28% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****12%** **9% Own their home ****87%** **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 Melkaraipatti? ■ Melkaraipatti · ■ Palani rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.5%** **68.8% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1016** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1025** **937 Working population ****60.2%** **57.7% ### Women and men Literacy is 84.6% for men and 60.7% for women. 67% of men and 53% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 671 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 740 (36%) · **■** Household industry 142 (7%) · **■** Other work 417 (20%) · **■** Marginal 93 (5%) 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 - Kavalapatti3,867 people - Rajampatti3,524 people - Marichilambu3,466 people - Thoppampatti3,443 people - Kottathurai3,342 people - Midapadi2,836 people - Korikadavu2,610 people - Muthunaickenpatti2,410 people [All 52 villages in Palani](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/dindigul/palani/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melkaraipatti?624617 - How far is Melkaraipatti from Dindigul?68 km by road - What is the population of Melkaraipatti?3,427 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melkaraipatti in?Dindigul district (Palani sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melkaraipatti?72.5% (Census 2011)