# Tarkakudi Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code

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Village · Melur, Madurai 

# Tarkakudi

Tarkakudi is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625103**. The 2011 Census counted **349 people in 96 households**, the 72nd largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 77.2%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 349people (2011)
- 96households
- 77.2%literacy
- 625103PIN code

## Tarkakudi PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Tarkakudi is 625103.** Tarkakudi falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code625103
- Gram panchayatAyyapatti
- Community development blockKottampatti
- Census village code640490

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Tarkakudi from nearby towns?

- Melur (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)55 km by road
- Melur (nearest town)24 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 Tarkakudi?

3 services counted by the Census are inside Tarkakudi; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Primary schoolunder 5 km · Manappachcheri
- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Chokkalingapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Melur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Piranpatti
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)18 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 Tarkakudi known for?

About 9% of the 59 hectares of village land is sown.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Tarkakudi

Of every 100 households in Tarkakudi in 2011, 16 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 16 cooked with LPG; 78 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Tarkakudi · ■ Melur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****16%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****21%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****79%**

**80%

Tap water ****97%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****31%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****16%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****84%**

**79%

Use banking services ****48%**

**47%

Television ****93%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****78%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****25%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****2%**

**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 Tarkakudi?

■ Tarkakudi · ■ Melur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****77.2%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1041**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1200**

**882

Working population ****38.4%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 86.5% for men and 68.1% for women. 65% of men and 13% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 35 (26%) · **■** Farm labourers 40 (30%) · **■** Household industry 1 (1%) · **■** Other work 58 (43%)

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

- Kovilpatti474 people
- Thuvarangulam463 people
- Chadurmadangan380 people
- Urukalpuliyankulam376 people
- Kavathayampatti280 people
- Sorukulipatti229 people
- Mukkampatti220 people
- Marudur182 people

[All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tarkakudi?625103
- How far is Tarkakudi from Madurai?55 km by road
- What is the population of Tarkakudi?349 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tarkakudi in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Tarkakudi?77.2% (Census 2011)