# Tondilingapuram Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Melur, Madurai 

# Tondilingapuram

Tondilingapuram is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,874 people in 445 households**, the 46th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 69.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%.

- 1,874people (2011)
- 445households
- 69.1%literacy
- 625103PIN code

## Tondilingapuram PIN code and other codes

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

- PIN code625103
- Gram panchayatTondilingapuram
- Community development blockKottampatti
- Census village code640483

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

## How far is Tondilingapuram from nearby towns?

- Melur (sub-district HQ)28 km by road
- Madurai (district HQ)58 km by road
- Singampunari (nearest town)15 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 Tondilingapuram?

15 services counted by the Census are inside Tondilingapuram; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Sub post officeIn village
- ●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 school5–10 km · Kottampatti
- ○Degree college10+ km · Melur
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Piranpatti
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Tondilingapuram known for?

The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. Products made here include baskets. About 38% of the 495 hectares of village land is sown, and 45 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 Tondilingapuram

Of every 100 households in Tondilingapuram in 2011, 91 had electricity, 2 a toilet at home and 2 cooked with LPG; 63 had a mobile phone, 18 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Tondilingapuram · ■ Melur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**85%

Toilet within the home ****2%**

**16%

No toilet (open defecation) ****98%**

**80%

Tap water ****82%**

**88%

Drinking water within premises ****4%**

**14%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****2%**

**19%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%**

**79%

Use banking services ****58%**

**47%

Television ****89%**

**84%

Mobile phone ****63%**

**63%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****18%**

**21%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**2%

None of these assets ****5%**

**7%

Own their home ****100%**

**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 Tondilingapuram?

■ Tondilingapuram · ■ Melur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****69.1%**

**74.6%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1002**

**990

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1000**

**882

Working population ****55.9%**

**50.5%

### Women and men

Literacy is 83.3% for men and 55.0% for women. 60% of men and 52% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 296 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 409 (39%) · **■** Other work 107 (10%) · **■** Marginal 236 (23%)

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

- Padinettankudi2,478 people
- A.Valayapatti2,366 people
- Ettimangalam2,301 people
- Keeranur2,062 people
- Tiruchchunai1,837 people
- Pulipattii1,828 people
- Surappatti1,769 people
- Panjutti1,692 people

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

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Tondilingapuram?625103
- How far is Tondilingapuram from Madurai?58 km by road
- What is the population of Tondilingapuram?1,874 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Tondilingapuram in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Tondilingapuram?69.1% (Census 2011)