# Melamathur Village, Madurai South, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/melamathur/ Village · Madurai South, Madurai # Melamathur Melamathur is a village in Madurai South sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625234**. The 2011 Census counted **1,539 people in 414 households**, the 27th largest of 46 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.4%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,539people (2011) - 414households - 72.4%literacy - 625234PIN code ## Melamathur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melamathur is 625234.** Melamathur falls in Madurai South sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625234 - Gram panchayatMelamathur - Community development blockThiruparankundram - Census village code641012 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melamathur from nearby towns? - Madurai South (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)18 km by road - Madurai (nearest town)18 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 Melamathur? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Melamathur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kodimangalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvedagam - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Madurai - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water 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 Melamathur known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and paddy**. About 45% of the 393 hectares of village land is sown, and 159 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 Melamathur Of every 100 households in Melamathur in 2011, 94 had electricity, 26 a toilet at home and 64 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 14 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melamathur · ■ Madurai South rural average Electricity for lighting ****94%** **93% Toilet within the home ****26%** **33% No toilet (open defecation) ****73%** **64% Tap water ****76%** **83% Drinking water within premises ****29%** **17% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****64%** **45% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****32%** **47% Use banking services ****32%** **50% Television ****78%** **86% Mobile phone ****68%** **67% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****14%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **2% None of these assets ****8%** **6% Own their home ****82%** **77% 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 Melamathur? ■ Melamathur · ■ Madurai South rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.4%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****936** **973 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****933** **962 Working population ****47.0%** **49.1% ### Women and men Literacy is 80.2% for men and 64.1% for women. 58% of men and 35% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 33 (5%) · **■** Farm labourers 303 (42%) · **■** Household industry 29 (4%) · **■** Other work 267 (37%) · **■** Marginal 91 (13%) 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 Madurai South - Achampattu1,712 people - Valayapatti1,707 people - sakkilipatti1,557 people - Thenpalanji1,543 people - Pappanodai1,503 people - Viradhanur1,442 people - Erkudi1,435 people - Kombadi1,344 people [All 50 villages in Madurai South](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/madurai-south/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melamathur?625234 - How far is Melamathur from Madurai?18 km by road - What is the population of Melamathur?1,539 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melamathur in?Madurai district (Madurai South sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melamathur?72.4% (Census 2011)