# Surakkundu Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/surakkundu/ Village · Melur, Madurai # Surakkundu Surakkundu is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625106**. The 2011 Census counted **3,198 people in 863 households**, the 33rd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 82.5%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 3,198people (2011) - 863households - 82.5%literacy - 625106PIN code ## Surakkundu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Surakkundu is 625106.** Surakkundu falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625106 - Gram panchayatSurakkundu - Community development blockMelur - Census village code640527 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Surakkundu from nearby towns? - Melur (sub-district HQ)3 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)32 km by road - Melur (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 Surakkundu? 20 services counted by the Census are inside Surakkundu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 4 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn village - ●National highwayIn village - ●State highwayIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn 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 collegeunder 5 km · Melur - ○ITI / vocational schoolunder 5 km · Therku Theru - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospitalunder 5 km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATMunder 5 km - ○Commercial bankunder 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)22 h summer · 22 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 Surakkundu known for? The main crops are **sugarcane, banana and paddy**. About 64% of the 573 hectares of village land is sown, and 354 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 Surakkundu Of every 100 households in Surakkundu in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 57 cooked with LPG; 64 had a mobile phone, 32 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Surakkundu · ■ Melur rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **85% Toilet within the home ****14%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **80% Tap water ****91%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****15%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****57%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****42%** **79% Use banking services ****57%** **47% Television ****79%** **84% Mobile phone ****64%** **63% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****32%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****10%** **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 Surakkundu? ■ Surakkundu · ■ Melur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****82.5%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****956** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****939** **882 Working population ****53.0%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.1% for men and 73.6% for women. 60% of men and 45% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 311 (18%) · **■** Farm labourers 707 (42%) · **■** Household industry 9 (1%) · **■** Other work 306 (18%) · **■** Marginal 361 (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 - Budamangalam3,412 people - Pottapatti3,382 people - Kodukkampatti3,317 people - Kottagudi3,272 people - Kunnarampatti3,163 people - Kallampatti3,007 people - Attappatti3,003 people - Sennagarampatti2,945 people [All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Surakkundu?625106 - How far is Surakkundu from Madurai?32 km by road - What is the population of Surakkundu?3,198 (Census 2011) - Which district is Surakkundu in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Surakkundu?82.5% (Census 2011)