# Melavalavu Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/melavalavu/ Village · Melur, Madurai # Melavalavu Melavalavu is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625105**. The 2011 Census counted **5,745 people in 1,485 households**, the 14th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 72.0%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 5,745people (2011) - 1,485households - 72.0%literacy - 625105PIN code ## Melavalavu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melavalavu is 625105.** Melavalavu falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625105 - Gram panchayatMelavalavu - Community development blockKottampatti - Census village code640505 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melavalavu from nearby towns? - Melur (sub-district HQ)12 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)40 km by road - Melur (nearest town)12 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 Melavalavu? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Melavalavu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 7 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Cooperative bankIn village - ●Agricultural credit societyIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Weekly haatIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Sakkipatti - ○Degree college10+ km · Melur - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Therku Theru - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office10+ km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bank10+ km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and tanks / ponds - Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 12 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 Melavalavu known for? The main crops are **banana, mango and coconut**. About 54% of the 1,418 hectares of village land is sown, and 549 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 Melavalavu Of every 100 households in Melavalavu in 2011, 78 had electricity, 6 a toilet at home and 4 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 16 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melavalavu · ■ Melur rural average Electricity for lighting ****78%** **85% Toilet within the home ****6%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****64%** **80% Tap water ****96%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****9%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****4%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****94%** **79% Use banking services ****41%** **47% Television ****85%** **84% Mobile phone ****63%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****16%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **2% None of these assets ****5%** **7% Own their home ****98%** **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 Melavalavu? ■ Melavalavu · ■ Melur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****72.0%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****979** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****949** **882 Working population ****55.9%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 58.5% for women. 60% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 891 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,417 (44%) · **■** Household industry 26 (1%) · **■** Other work 382 (12%) · **■** Marginal 494 (15%) 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 - Saruguvalayapatti6,371 people - Keelavalavu6,015 people - Thiruvadavur5,769 people - Therkutheru5,760 people - Keelaiyur5,712 people - Manappachcheri5,441 people - Kottampatti5,406 people - Kidaripatti5,155 people [All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melavalavu?625105 - How far is Melavalavu from Madurai?40 km by road - What is the population of Melavalavu?5,745 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melavalavu in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melavalavu?72.0% (Census 2011)