# Valaichcherippatti Village, Melur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/valaichcherippatti/ Village · Melur, Madurai # Valaichcherippatti Valaichcherippatti is a village in Melur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625103**. The 2011 Census counted **1,408 people in 354 households**, the 54th largest of 79 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 79.7%, above the sub-district's rural average of 74.6%. - 1,408people (2011) - 354households - 79.7%literacy - 625103PIN code ## Valaichcherippatti PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Valaichcherippatti is 625103.** Valaichcherippatti falls in Melur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625103 - Gram panchayatValaichcherippatti - Community development blockKottampatti - Census village code640487 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Valaichcherippatti from nearby towns? - Melur (sub-district HQ)25 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)52 km by road - Singampunari (nearest town)11 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 Valaichcherippatti? 14 services counted by the Census are inside Valaichcherippatti; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 2 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 schoolunder 5 km · Kottampatti - ○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 - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM10+ km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market10+ km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, 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 Valaichcherippatti known for? The main crops are **paddy, ground nut and coconut**. About 24% of the 338 hectares of village land is sown, and 29 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 Valaichcherippatti Of every 100 households in Valaichcherippatti in 2011, 95 had electricity, 22 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 73 had a mobile phone, 15 a two-wheeler and 2 a car. ■ Valaichcherippatti · ■ Melur rural average Electricity for lighting ****95%** **85% Toilet within the home ****22%** **16% No toilet (open defecation) ****77%** **80% Tap water ****90%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****24%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%** **19% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****86%** **79% Use banking services ****59%** **47% Television ****90%** **84% Mobile phone ****73%** **63% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****15%** **21% Car / jeep / van ****2%** **2% None of these assets ****4%** **7% Own their home ****96%** **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 Valaichcherippatti? ■ Valaichcherippatti · ■ Melur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****79.7%** **74.6% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1055** **990 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****831** **882 Working population ****40.6%** **50.5% ### Women and men Literacy is 89.7% for men and 70.5% for women. 57% of men and 25% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 190 (33%) · **■** Farm labourers 184 (32%) · **■** Household industry 20 (4%) · **■** Other work 67 (12%) · **■** Marginal 110 (19%) 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 - Panjutti1,692 people - Semminipatti1,692 people - Attukulam1,647 people - Veppadappu1,577 people - Vannanparaipatti1,344 people - Arasappanpatti1,249 people - Amoor1,138 people - Sukkampatti1,107 people [All 85 villages in Melur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/melur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Valaichcherippatti?625103 - How far is Valaichcherippatti from Madurai?52 km by road - What is the population of Valaichcherippatti?1,408 (Census 2011) - Which district is Valaichcherippatti in?Madurai district (Melur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Valaichcherippatti?79.7% (Census 2011)