# Chokkalingapuram Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/chokkalingapuram/ Village · Melur, Madurai # Chokkalingapuram Chokkalingapuram is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625103**. The 2011 Census counted **7,887 people in 1,934 households**, the 4th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.3%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 7,887people (2011) - 1,934households - 77.3%literacy - 625103PIN code ## Chokkalingapuram PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Chokkalingapuram is 625103.** Chokkalingapuram falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625103 - Gram panchayatChokkalingapuram - Community development blockKottampatti - Census village code640492 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Chokkalingapuram from nearby towns? - Melur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)55 km by road - Singampunari (nearest town)3 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 Chokkalingapuram? 21 services counted by the Census are inside Chokkalingapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 8 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 4 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn 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 - ○Degree college10+ km · Melur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Piranpatti - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)15 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 Chokkalingapuram known for? The main crops are **coconut, ground nut and paddy**. Products made here include palm leave products. About 32% of the 1,042 hectares of village land is sown, and 117 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 Chokkalingapuram Of every 100 households in Chokkalingapuram in 2011, 87 had electricity, 19 a toilet at home and 14 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 19 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Chokkalingapuram · ■ Melur rural average Electricity for lighting ****87%** **85% Toilet within the home ****19%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****80%** **80% Tap water ****87%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****5%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****14%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****83%** **79% Use banking services ****63%** **47% Television ****54%** **84% Mobile phone ****62%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****19%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****15%** **7% Own their home ****91%** **94% 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 Chokkalingapuram? ■ Chokkalingapuram · ■ Melur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****77.3%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****990** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980** **882 Working population ****46.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 88.2% for men and 66.2% for women. 58% of men and 33% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 352 (10%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,166 (32%) · **■** Household industry 84 (2%) · **■** Other work 1,270 (35%) · **■** Marginal 758 (21%) 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 Melur - Navinipatti9,423 people - Kambur7,925 people - Ambalakaranpatti7,895 people - Kachirayanpatti7,657 people - Uranganpatti7,589 people - Vellalur7,188 people - Karungalakudi6,842 people [All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Chokkalingapuram?625103 - How far is Chokkalingapuram from Madurai?55 km by road - What is the population of Chokkalingapuram?7,887 (Census 2011) - Which district is Chokkalingapuram in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Chokkalingapuram?77.3% (Census 2011)