# Melappaguthi Village, Kadavur, Karur (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Kadavur, Karur 

# Melappaguthi

Melappaguthi is a village in Kadavur sub-district of Karur district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **621301**. The 2011 Census counted **5,275 people in 1,304 households**, the 8th largest of 22 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.9%.

- 5,275people (2011)
- 1,304households
- 59.0%literacy
- 621301PIN code

## Melappaguthi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melappaguthi is 621301.** Melappaguthi falls in Kadavur sub-district, Karur district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code621301
- Gram panchayatMelappaguthi
- Community development blockKadavur
- Census village code635654

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

## How far is Melappaguthi from nearby towns?

- Keelappaguthi (sub-district HQ)5 km by road
- Karur (district HQ)40 km by road
- Palayam (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 Melappaguthi?

17 services counted by the Census are inside Melappaguthi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 5 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt
- ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1
- ●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
- ●Agricultural credit societyIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Weekly haatIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Thukampatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Karur
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Karur
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Melappaguthi known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and corn**. About 43% of the 2,274 hectares of village land is sown, and 228 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 Melappaguthi

Of every 100 households in Melappaguthi in 2011, 90 had electricity, 12 a toilet at home and 3 cooked with LPG; 59 had a mobile phone, 43 a two-wheeler and 6 a car.

■ Melappaguthi · ■ Kadavur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****90%**

**88%

Toilet within the home ****12%**

**12%

No toilet (open defecation) ****88%**

**87%

Tap water ****88%**

**80%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**8%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****3%**

**7%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****95%**

**92%

Use banking services ****28%**

**37%

Television ****89%**

**90%

Mobile phone ****59%**

**57%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****43%**

**28%

Car / jeep / van ****6%**

**1%

None of these assets ****7%**

**5%

Own their home ****98%**

**97%

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 Melappaguthi?

■ Melappaguthi · ■ Kadavur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.0%**

**63.9%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1040**

**1005

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****920**

**936

Working population ****57.7%**

**58.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 69.5% for men and 49.0% for women. 61% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 466 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,980 (65%) · **■** Household industry 4 (0%) · **■** Other work 474 (16%) · **■** Marginal 119 (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 Kadavur

- Palaviduthi7,420 people
- Mavathur6,706 people
- Sembianatham5,766 people
- Keeranur5,469 people
- Varavanai4,985 people
- Thondamanginam4,948 people
- Mullippadi4,854 people
- Manjanaickenpatti4,637 people

[All 22 villages in Kadavur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/karur/kadavur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melappaguthi?621301
- How far is Melappaguthi from Karur?40 km by road
- What is the population of Melappaguthi?5,275 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melappaguthi in?Karur district (Kadavur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melappaguthi?59.0% (Census 2011)