# Mecode Village, Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/mecode/ Village · Kalkulam, Kanniyakumari # Mecode Mecode is a village in Kalkulam sub-district of Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **629177**. The 2011 Census counted **5,541 people in 1,405 households**, the 9th largest of 17 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 87.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 90.7%. - 5,541people (2011) - 1,405households - 87.9%literacy - 629177PIN code ## Mecode PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mecode is 629177.** Mecode falls in Kalkulam sub-district, Kanniyakumari district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code629177 - Gram panchayatKumarankudi - Community development blockThiruvattaru - Census village code643126 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mecode from nearby towns? - Pathmanabapuram (sub-district HQ)15 km by road - Nagercoil (district HQ)35 km by road - Verkilambi (nearest town)4 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 Mecode? 18 services counted by the Census are inside Mecode; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Post officeIn village - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Attor - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vilavancode - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Kumarapuram - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km - ○Public libraryunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)22 h summer · 20 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 Mecode known for? The main crops are **rubber, tapioca and banana**. Products made here include rubber band. About 87% of the 1,936 hectares of village land is sown, and 367 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 Mecode Of every 100 households in Mecode in 2011, 93 had electricity, 90 a toilet at home and 28 cooked with LPG; 65 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Mecode · ■ Kalkulam rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **94% Toilet within the home ****90%** **86% No toilet (open defecation) ****6%** **8% Tap water ****41%** **70% Drinking water within premises ****14%** **29% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****28%** **35% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****71%** **64% Use banking services ****48%** **68% Television ****85%** **86% Mobile phone ****65%** **66% Computer with internet ****1%** **2% Two-wheeler ****18%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **3% None of these assets ****6%** **4% Own their home ****97%** **92% 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 Mecode? ■ Mecode · ■ Kalkulam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****87.9%** **90.7% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1010** **994 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****993** **982 Working population ****37.1%** **38.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 90.0% for men and 85.9% for women. 62% of men and 13% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 69 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 510 (25%) · **■** Household industry 12 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,362 (66%) · **■** Marginal 101 (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 Kalkulam - Kurunthencode9,050 people - Thalakkulam8,986 people - Kalkulam6,705 people - Valvachagostam5,579 people - Aruvikkarai5,203 people - Surulacode4,805 people - Thirpparappu4,452 people - Veeyanoor3,009 people [All 17 villages in Kalkulam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/kanniyakumari/kalkulam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mecode?629177 - How far is Mecode from Nagercoil?35 km by road - What is the population of Mecode?5,541 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mecode in?Kanniyakumari district (Kalkulam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mecode?87.9% (Census 2011)