# Melumalai Village, Hosur, Krishnagiri (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/melumalai/ Village · Hosur, Krishnagiri # Melumalai Melumalai is a village in Hosur sub-district of Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **635115**. The 2011 Census counted **1,153 people in 275 households**, the 71st largest of 154 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 64.7%, below the sub-district's rural average of 67.1%. - 1,153people (2011) - 275households - 64.7%literacy - 635115PIN code ## Melumalai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melumalai is 635115.** Melumalai falls in Hosur sub-district, Krishnagiri district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code635115 - Gram panchayatMelumalai - Community development blockShoolagiri - Census village code643844 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melumalai from nearby towns? - Hosur (sub-district HQ)32 km by road - Krishnagiri (district HQ)19 km by road - Hosur (nearest town)32 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 Melumalai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melumalai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Mobile phone coverageIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn 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 - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Immidinaickenpalli - ○Degree college10+ km · Krishnagiri - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Hosur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 5 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 Melumalai known for? The main crops are **ragi, ground nut and paddy**. About 25% of the 486 hectares of village land is sown, and 120 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 Melumalai Of every 100 households in Melumalai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 7 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 74 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melumalai · ■ Hosur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **91% Toilet within the home ****7%** **30% No toilet (open defecation) ****93%** **66% Tap water ****94%** **87% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **15% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****97%** **63% Use banking services ****66%** **40% Television ****84%** **86% Mobile phone ****74%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **2% Two-wheeler ****15%** **30% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **3% None of these assets ****4%** **6% Own their home ****95%** **84% 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 Melumalai? ■ Melumalai · ■ Hosur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****64.7%** **67.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****985** **949 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****975** **944 Working population ****50.0%** **45.9% ### Women and men Literacy is 73.2% for men and 56.0% for women. 55% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 151 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 106 (18%) · **■** Household industry 12 (2%) · **■** Other work 289 (50%) · **■** Marginal 19 (3%) 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 Hosur - Thattiganapalli1,227 people - Agaram Agraharam1,219 people - Ichangoor1,204 people - Selvankoddi1,155 people - Jeemangalam1,148 people - Muthuganapalli1,135 people - Palavanapalli1,096 people - Sokkanathapuram1,078 people [All 168 villages in Hosur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/krishnagiri/hosur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melumalai?635115 - How far is Melumalai from Krishnagiri?19 km by road - What is the population of Melumalai?1,153 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melumalai in?Krishnagiri district (Hosur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melumalai?64.7% (Census 2011)