# Melakottai Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/melakottai/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Melakottai Melakottai is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625706**. The 2011 Census counted **5,156 people in 1,376 households**, the 5th largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 83.0%, above the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 5,156people (2011) - 1,376households - 83.0%literacy - 625706PIN code ## Melakottai PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melakottai is 625706.** Melakottai falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625706 - Gram panchayatAlampattii, Melakottai , Karisalpatti, Kamatchipuram - Community development blockThirumangalam - Census village code640958 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melakottai from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)5 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)25 km by road - Thirumangalam (nearest town)5 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 Melakottai? 17 services counted by the Census are inside Melakottai; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 3 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 5 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Commercial bankIn 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 school5–10 km · Thirumangalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Vadagarai - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Public bus serviceunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps 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 Melakottai known for? The main crops are **maize, green gram and paddy**. About 18% of the 1,019 hectares of village land is sown, and 30 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 Melakottai Of every 100 households in Melakottai in 2011, 92 had electricity, 14 a toilet at home and 36 cooked with LPG; 41 had a mobile phone, 13 a two-wheeler and 0 a car. ■ Melakottai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****92%** **92% Toilet within the home ****14%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****86%** **78% Tap water ****97%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****10%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****36%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****55%** **70% Use banking services ****27%** **51% Television ****91%** **87% Mobile phone ****41%** **60% Computer with internet ****1%** **1% Two-wheeler ****13%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****0%** **1% None of these assets ****5%** **6% Own their home ****80%** **85% 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 Melakottai? ■ Melakottai · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****83.0%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1011** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1020** **912 Working population ****49.4%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.8% for men and 74.2% for women. 60% of men and 39% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 103 (4%) · **■** Farm labourers 557 (22%) · **■** Household industry 35 (1%) · **■** Other work 1,220 (48%) · **■** Marginal 630 (25%) 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 Thirumangalam - Kokkulam10,698 people - Villur5,625 people - Kalligudi5,427 people - Kurayur5,362 people - Vadagarai4,900 people - Vellakulam4,867 people - Urappanur4,644 people - Kinnimangalam4,572 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melakottai?625706 - How far is Melakottai from Madurai?25 km by road - What is the population of Melakottai?5,156 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melakottai in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melakottai?83.0% (Census 2011)