# Melauppiligundu Village, Thirumangalam, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/melauppiligundu/ Village · Thirumangalam, Madurai # Melauppiligundu Melauppiligundu is a village in Thirumangalam sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625022**. The 2011 Census counted **1,183 people in 314 households**, the 53rd largest of 93 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 65.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 75.1%. - 1,183people (2011) - 314households - 65.9%literacy - 625022PIN code ## Melauppiligundu PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melauppiligundu is 625022.** Melauppiligundu falls in Thirumangalam sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625022 - Gram panchayatMelauppiligundu - Community development blockKallikudi - Census village code640983 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melauppiligundu from nearby towns? - Thirumangalam (sub-district HQ)18 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)25 km by road - Kariapatti (nearest town)8 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 Melauppiligundu? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melauppiligundu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Sub post officeIn village - ●Public bus serviceIn village - ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village - ●All-weather roadIn village - ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village - ●Anganwadi centreIn village - ●ASHA health workerIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Koodakovil - ○Degree college5–10 km · S.Kallupatti - ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kalligudi - ○Primary health centreunder 5 km - ○Allopathic hospital10+ km - ○Dispensaryunder 5 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station10+ km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 km - ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km ### Water and power - Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, hand pumps, tube wells / boreholes and canal / river - Electricity (2011)10 h summer · 8 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 Melauppiligundu known for? The main crops are **cotton, paddy and chilli**. About 41% of the 210 hectares of village land is sown, and 71 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 Melauppiligundu Of every 100 households in Melauppiligundu in 2011, 89 had electricity, 4 a toilet at home and 1 cooked with LPG; 69 had a mobile phone, 24 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Melauppiligundu · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****89%** **92% Toilet within the home ****4%** **19% No toilet (open defecation) ****96%** **78% Tap water ****2%** **86% Drinking water within premises ****1%** **14% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****1%** **25% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****96%** **70% Use banking services ****84%** **51% Television ****80%** **87% Mobile phone ****69%** **60% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****24%** **16% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****12%** **6% Own their home ****92%** **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 Melauppiligundu? ■ Melauppiligundu · ■ Thirumangalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****65.9%** **75.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****914** **984 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****972** **912 Working population ****57.1%** **54.6% ### Women and men Literacy is 85.2% for men and 44.6% for women. 58% of men and 56% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 73 (11%) · **■** Farm labourers 436 (64%) · **■** Household industry 3 (0%) · **■** Other work 158 (23%) · **■** Marginal 6 (1%) 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 - Pungankulam1,317 people - Maruthangudi1,277 people - Vellakulam1,259 people - Kangayanatham1,211 people - Karisalkalampatti1,158 people - Thoombakulam1,149 people - Kandai1,117 people - Nallamanaikenpatti1,115 people [All 95 villages in Thirumangalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/thirumangalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melauppiligundu?625022 - How far is Melauppiligundu from Madurai?25 km by road - What is the population of Melauppiligundu?1,183 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melauppiligundu in?Madurai district (Thirumangalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melauppiligundu?65.9% (Census 2011)