# Mellakkal Village, Vadipatti, Madurai (Tamil Nadu) – PIN Code > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/mellakkal/ Village · Vadipatti, Madurai # Mellakkal Mellakkal is a village in Vadipatti sub-district of Madurai district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **625214**. The 2011 Census counted **4,618 people in 1,181 households**, the 10th largest of 63 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 78.9%, above the sub-district's rural average of 76.1%. - 4,618people (2011) - 1,181households - 78.9%literacy - 625214PIN code ## Mellakkal PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Mellakkal is 625214.** Mellakkal falls in Vadipatti sub-district, Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code625214 - Gram panchayatMelakkal - Community development blockVadipatti - Census village code640779 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Mellakkal from nearby towns? - Vadipatti (sub-district HQ)10 km by road - Madurai (district HQ)20 km by road - Sholavandan (nearest town)6 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 Mellakkal? 24 services counted by the Census are inside Mellakkal; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 6 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 3 govt · 1 private - ●Middle schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private - ●Senior secondary schoolIn village · 1 govt - ●Primary health centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Health sub-centreIn village · 1 - ●Maternity & child welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●TB clinicIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●DispensaryIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Veterinary hospitalIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●Family welfare centreIn village · 1 · 1 doctors - ●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 - ○Degree college5–10 km · Thiruvedagam - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Vadipatti - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Post office5–10 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bank5–10 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)22 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 Mellakkal known for? The main crops are **coconut, banana and paddy**. About 49% of the 714 hectares of village land is sown, and 353 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 Mellakkal Of every 100 households in Mellakkal in 2011, 88 had electricity, 21 a toilet at home and 12 cooked with LPG; 38 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 1 a car. ■ Mellakkal · ■ Vadipatti rural average Electricity for lighting ****88%** **90% Toilet within the home ****21%** **25% No toilet (open defecation) ****79%** **70% Tap water ****99%** **88% Drinking water within premises ****19%** **16% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****12%** **20% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%** **75% Use banking services ****23%** **51% Television ****88%** **86% Mobile phone ****38%** **58% Computer with internet ****0%** **1% Two-wheeler ****11%** **15% Car / jeep / van ****1%** **1% None of these assets ****8%** **7% Own their home ****85%** **86% 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 Mellakkal? ■ Mellakkal · ■ Vadipatti rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****78.9%** **76.1% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****988** **988 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****952** **938 Working population ****52.1%** **52.4% ### Women and men Literacy is 87.3% for men and 70.4% for women. 60% of men and 44% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 75 (3%) · **■** Farm labourers 1,020 (42%) · **■** Household industry 85 (4%) · **■** Other work 421 (18%) · **■** Marginal 804 (33%) 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 Vadipatti - Urseri6,505 people - Thethoor5,906 people - Irumbadi5,845 people - Muduvarpatti4,694 people - Nachikulam4,378 people - Kalvelipatti4,363 people - Alagapuri4,293 people - Ayanthenkarai3,937 people [All 73 villages in Vadipatti](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/madurai/vadipatti/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Mellakkal?625214 - How far is Mellakkal from Madurai?20 km by road - What is the population of Mellakkal?4,618 (Census 2011) - Which district is Mellakkal in?Madurai district (Vadipatti sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Mellakkal?78.9% (Census 2011)