# Melagalangam Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu)

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Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam 

# Melagalangam

Melagalangam is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **612205**. The 2011 Census counted **970 people in 250 households**, the 50th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 80.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%.

- 970people (2011)
- 250households
- 80.9%literacy
- 612205PIN code

## Melagalangam PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Melagalangam is 612205.** Melagalangam falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu.

- PIN code612205
- Gram panchayatKodimangalam
- Community development blockKuthalam
- Census village code637553

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Melagalangam from nearby towns?

- Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)10 km by road
- Nagapattinam (district HQ)45 km by road
- Aduthurai Alias Maruthuvakudi (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 Melagalangam?

13 services counted by the Census are inside Melagalangam; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Middle schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Public bus serviceIn village
- ●Private bus serviceIn village
- ●State highwayIn village
- ●Pucca (black-topped) roadIn village
- ●All-weather roadIn village
- ●Ration (PDS) shopIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Srikantapuram
- ○Degree college10+ km · Kumbakonam
- ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Madhirimangalam
- ○Primary health centreunder 5 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensaryunder 5 km
- ○Post officeunder 5 km
- ○Railway station5–10 km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public libraryunder 5 km

### Water and power

- Drinking watertreated tap water, untreated tap water, covered wells, hand pumps and tube wells / boreholes
- Electricity (2011)20 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 Melagalangam known for?

The main crops are **paddy and sugarcane**. About 62% of the 127 hectares of village land is sown, and 77 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 Melagalangam

Of every 100 households in Melagalangam in 2011, 92 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 20 cooked with LPG; 55 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 1 a car.

■ Melagalangam · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Electricity for lighting ****92%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**34%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**64%

Tap water ****95%**

**74%

Drinking water within premises ****9%**

**34%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****20%**

**31%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****80%**

**68%

Use banking services ****65%**

**47%

Television ****87%**

**91%

Mobile phone ****55%**

**61%

Computer with internet ****1%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**23%

Car / jeep / van ****1%**

**2%

None of these assets ****6%**

**4%

Own their home ****92%**

**93%

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 Melagalangam?

■ Melagalangam · ■ Kuthalam rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****80.9%**

**82.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****906**

**1037

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****980**

**993

Working population ****49.9%**

**41.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 89.3% for men and 71.5% for women. 59% of men and 40% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 43 (9%) · **■** Farm labourers 315 (65%) · **■** Household industry 13 (3%) · **■** Other work 69 (14%) · **■** Marginal 44 (9%)

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 Kuthalam

- Sivanaragaram1,146 people
- Sengudi1,114 people
- Maruthur1,097 people
- Nallavur1,024 people
- Kothangudi751 people
- Kodimangalam734 people
- Thulasenthirapuram695 people
- Kilaparuthikudi430 people

[All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Melagalangam?612205
- How far is Melagalangam from Nagapattinam?45 km by road
- What is the population of Melagalangam?970 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Melagalangam in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu
- What is the literacy rate of Melagalangam?80.9% (Census 2011)