# Melathirumanikkam Village, Peraiyur, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/melathirumanikkam/ Village · Peraiyur, Madurai # Melathirumanikkam Melathirumanikkam is a village in Peraiyur sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625535**. The 2011 Census counted **2,778 people in 805 households**, the 23rd largest of 70 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 61.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 69.0%. - 2,778people (2011) - 805households - 61.9%literacy - 625535PIN code ## Melathirumanikkam PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melathirumanikkam is 625535.** Melathirumanikkam falls in Peraiyur sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625535 - Gram panchayatMelathirumanikam , Athangaripatti - Community development blockSedapatti - Census village code640860 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melathirumanikkam from nearby towns? - Peraiyur (sub-district HQ)20 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)65 km by road - Elumalai (nearest town)4 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 Melathirumanikkam? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melathirumanikkam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Private bus serviceIn 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 - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Elumalai - ○Degree college10+ km · Usilampatti - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Mangalaseru - ○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 marketunder 5 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water and tube wells / boreholes - Electricity (2011)20 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 Melathirumanikkam known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and paddy**. Products made here include milk. About 56% of the 758 hectares of village land is sown, and 364 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 Melathirumanikkam Of every 100 households in Melathirumanikkam in 2011, 93 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 34 cooked with LPG; 62 had a mobile phone, 7 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melathirumanikkam · ■ Peraiyur rural average Electricity for lighting ****93%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **11% No toilet (open defecation) ****95%** **84% Tap water ****99%** **96% Drinking water within premises ****4%** **7% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****34%** **18% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****64%** **78% Use banking services ****65%** **44% Television ****80%** **86% Mobile phone ****62%** **52% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****7%** **11% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****10%** **8% Own their home ****94%** **90% 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 Melathirumanikkam? ■ Melathirumanikkam · ■ Peraiyur rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****61.9%** **69.0% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****981** **999 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****732** **912 Working population ****56.7%** **58.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 72.9% for men and 51.0% for women. 62% of men and 51% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 242 (15%) · **■** Farm labourers 668 (42%) · **■** Household industry 17 (1%) · **■** Other work 198 (13%) · **■** Marginal 450 (29%) 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 Peraiyur - Koovalapuram2,861 people - Kudiseri2,850 people - Silarpatti2,850 people - Selanayakkanpatti2,831 people - Perungamanallur2,662 people - S.Keelapatti2,633 people - Chinnakattalai2,592 people - Peryampatti2,470 people [All 70 villages in Peraiyur](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/peraiyur/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melathirumanikkam?625535 - How far is Melathirumanikkam from Madurai?65 km by road - What is the population of Melathirumanikkam?2,778 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melathirumanikkam in?Madurai district (Peraiyur sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melathirumanikkam?61.9% (Census 2011)