# Melaiyur Village, Kuthalam, Nagapattinam (Tamil Nadu) > Source: https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/melaiyur/ Village · Kuthalam, Nagapattinam # Melaiyur Melaiyur is a village in Kuthalam sub-district of Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu, PIN code **609808**. The 2011 Census counted **2,281 people in 542 households**, the 19th largest of 55 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 86.1%, above the sub-district's rural average of 82.4%. - 2,281people (2011) - 542households - 86.1%literacy - 609808PIN code ## Melaiyur PIN code and other codes **The PIN code of Melaiyur is 609808.** Melaiyur falls in Kuthalam sub-district, Nagapattinam district, Tamil Nadu. - PIN code609808 - Gram panchayatMelaiyur - Community development blockKuthalam - Census village code637511 Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog). ## How far is Melaiyur from nearby towns? - Kuthalam (sub-district HQ)6 km by road - Nagapattinam (district HQ)65 km by road - Kuthalam (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 Melaiyur? 13 services counted by the Census are inside Melaiyur; the rest show the distance to the nearest one. ### In the village - ●Pre-primary schoolIn village · 2 govt · 1 private - ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 private - ●Mobile phone coverageIn 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 - ●Community centreIn village - ●Sports fieldIn village - ●Public libraryIn village - ●Polling stationIn village ### Nearest outside - ○Senior secondary schoolunder 5 km · Kuthalam - ○Degree college5–10 km · Mayiladuthurai - ○ITI / vocational school5–10 km · Muvalur - ○Primary health centre5–10 km - ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km - ○Dispensary5–10 km - ○Post officeunder 5 km - ○Railway station5–10 km - ○ATM5–10 km - ○Commercial bankunder 5 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 · 13 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 Melaiyur known for? The main crops are **paddy, black gram and coconut**. About 72% of the 270 hectares of village land is sown, and 187 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 Melaiyur Of every 100 households in Melaiyur in 2011, 97 had electricity, 50 a toilet at home and 45 cooked with LPG; 54 had a mobile phone, 25 a two-wheeler and 3 a car. ■ Melaiyur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Electricity for lighting ****97%** **93% Toilet within the home ****50%** **34% No toilet (open defecation) ****49%** **64% Tap water ****61%** **74% Drinking water within premises ****41%** **34% Cooking with LPG / PNG ****45%** **31% Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****53%** **68% Use banking services ****72%** **47% Television ****95%** **91% Mobile phone ****54%** **61% Computer with internet ****3%** **1% Two-wheeler ****25%** **23% Car / jeep / van ****3%** **2% None of these assets ****2%** **4% Own their home ****88%** **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 Melaiyur? ■ Melaiyur · ■ Kuthalam rural average Literacy (age 7+) ****86.1%** **82.4% Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1106** **1037 Child sex ratio (0–6) ****837** **993 Working population ****35.9%** **41.0% ### Women and men Literacy is 91.5% for men and 81.4% for women. 54% of men and 19% of women work. ### Who works, and at what ********** **■** Cultivators 228 (28%) · **■** Farm labourers 421 (51%) · **■** Household industry 2 (0%) · **■** Other work 148 (18%) · **■** Marginal 19 (2%) 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 - Therizhandur2,816 people - Valuvur2,770 people - Palaiyur2,737 people - Kadalangudi2,696 people - Thathangudi2,199 people - Nakkambadi2,153 people - Thirunelkondacheri2,031 people - Gangadharapuram2,019 people [All 56 villages in Kuthalam](https://wherepedia.org/india/tamil-nadu/nagapattinam/kuthalam/villages/) ## Quick answers - What is the PIN code of Melaiyur?609808 - How far is Melaiyur from Nagapattinam?65 km by road - What is the population of Melaiyur?2,281 (Census 2011) - Which district is Melaiyur in?Nagapattinam district (Kuthalam sub-district), Tamil Nadu - What is the literacy rate of Melaiyur?86.1% (Census 2011)